Fallen FDNY firefighter spent free time volunteering at Long Island-based foundation
A fallen FDNY firefighter has a special connection to Long Island.
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Apr 28, 2022, 11:03 AM
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Updated 746 days ago
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334ds agoA fallen
FDNY firefighter has a special connection to Long Island.
Timothy Klein was killed while responding to a
fire at a Brooklyn home on Sunday.
Klein was
a volunteer at the Fight for Firefighters Foundation. It is a local non-profit
organization that builds wheelchair ramps and other medically needed
alterations to homes on the island.
Klein, 31,
devoted his life to helping build accessible ramps, doorways and other
structures for first responder families, free of charge.
News 12 has
learned Klein spent the week after Easter raising the floor, plumbing and
heating of the home of FDNY Lt. Jack Kirrane and his 12-year-old son Finley,
who uses a wheelchair or a walker to get through the house.
A wake for
Klein is was held Thursday.
A funeral
for Klein will be held in Belle Harbor at 11 a.m. Friday.
Klein will
then be laid to rest at Saint Charles Cemetery in Farmingdale.
