Kenneth Greene , September 14th, 2017

On Sunday, September 3, 2017, at approximately 1705 hrs, Lt. Kenneth Greene was discovered unresponsive in the office bathroom of Engine 37’s station. FCC was notified and a medic unit was dispatched. Members of Engine 37 provided life-supporting care while waiting for the medic unit to arrive. Medic 33 (a BLS unit) arrived on location. Along with the members of the company Medic 33 packaged Lt. Greene for transport to the hospital. Medic 10 (an ALS unit) and ES10 (EMS field supervisor) arrived on location.

Care was transferred to Medic 10 and they transported Lt. Greene to Albert Einstein Hospital accompanied by Engine 37. Lt. Greene remained in a coma until September 14, when he passed away.

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Kenneth Greene , September 14th, 2017

On Sunday, September 3, 2017, at approximately 1705 hrs, Lt. Kenneth Greene was discovered unresponsive in the office bathroom of Engine 37’s station. FCC was notified and a medic unit was dispatched. Members of Engine 37 provided life-supporting care while waiting for the medic unit to arrive. Medic 33 (a BLS unit) arrived on location. Along with the members of the company Medic 33 packaged Lt. Greene for transport to the hospital. Medic 10 (an ALS unit) and ES10 (EMS field supervisor) arrived on location.

Care was transferred to Medic 10 and they transported Lt. Greene to Albert Einstein Hospital accompanied by Engine 37. Lt. Greene remained in a coma until September 14, when he passed away.

Career History

Appointed  to Phila. Fire Academy  - December 31, 1993

Transferred to Ladder 29 - April 4, 1994

Promoted to Lieutenant -  June 29, 2006

Transferred to Engine 68  -  June 29, 2006

Transferred to Division 2 - March 30, 2009

Transferred to Engine 73 - April, 2, 2009

Transferred to Engine 37  - January 6, 2012

Transferred to Fire Headquarters - October 15, 2013

Transferred to Ladder 23 - May 27, 2014

Transferred to Engine 37  - September 27, 2014

Died in the line of duty  - September 14, 2017

Promoted to Captain  (Posthumously)  -  January 16, 2018