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Laurence "Larry" Pude
Fire Police Captain
Cambria Volunteer Fire Company Inc.
Lockport, New York
Age: 83
Sex: Male
Classification: Volunteer
Years of service: 52
Date of incident: April 4, 2025
Date of death: April 4, 2025
On April 4, 2024, at 10:26 a.m., Fire Police Captain Laurence Pude responded to the fire station at the time of an alarm. Fire Police Captain opened the station building for other responders which included opening all the truck bay doors. After the responding truck left the station, Fire Police Captain also completed other duties at the station in support of the incident and closed all truck bay doors. Fire Police Captain Pude then responded to the emergency scene and provided traffic and scene management. Later that day at a neighboring fire company fundraising event, Fire Police Captain Pude suffered a medical event that caused him to collapse and become unresponsive. Resuscitation efforts began immediately. Fire Police Captain Pude was then transported to a local hospital where, despite all efforts, he was pronounced deceased.
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