Overview
- Robert “Bobby” T. Kilduff Jr., a 24‑year Boston Fire Department veteran and Marine Corps alumnus, fell from a third‑floor window while battling a three‑alarm fire and later died at Boston Medical Center.
- The heavy blaze at 18 Treadway Road burned through all three floors before crews knocked it down, and a mayday was issued after Kilduff’s fall during efforts to extinguish the house fire.
- Dozens of first responders held a dignified transfer and officials including the mayor and governor issued tributes while Massachusetts flags were ordered to fly at half‑staff.
- The Boston Fire Department is working with the Boston Police Department and the Suffolk County district attorney on a joint investigation into how the fall occurred and what started the fire.
- Unions and charities have mobilized to support Kilduff’s survivors, the Tunnel to Towers Foundation pledged to pay off his mortgage and cover his children’s education, and a wake and funeral are scheduled for May 31 and June 1 respectively.