Overview
- Kilduff, a 24‑year veteran of the Boston Fire Department and member of Rescue Company 2, fell from a third‑floor area during a three‑alarm Dorchester blaze on Saturday and was taken to Boston Medical Center where he died that night.
- Officials have opened an active investigation into the incident that includes probing whether a partial wall collapse contributed to his fall and determining the fire’s origin.
- A wake will be held Sunday at St. Theresa of Avila Parish in West Roxbury and a funeral will be held Monday at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston with thousands of firefighters expected to attend.
- The Tunnels to Towers Foundation pledged to pay off Kilduff’s mortgage and to cover his adult children’s college costs while colleagues, unions, and community members have organized memorials and comfort resources at his firehouse.
- Kilduff was a third‑generation firefighter and a well‑known leader in the department whose death is the first line‑of‑duty fatality for Boston firefighters in more than a decade and whose loss has prompted wide institutional and community mourning.