BROOKLYN, Conn. — The East Brooklyn Fire Department is mourning the loss of one of their own.
They tweeted Sunday that Deputy Fire Chief Patrick Dragon had passed away.
The Rhode Island State Police also tweeted, extending their sympathies. Dragon had worked as a Dispatcher at the Foster Police Department in Rhode Island. He was also a retired Connecticut State Trooper.
Connecticut State Police released the following:
TFC Dragon passed away Saturday, January 2, 2021, at Hartford Hospital. TFC Dragon was a proud member of the 107th Training Troop and entered the State Police Training Academy on January 9, 1998. Upon graduation from the Academy, TFC Dragon served as a patrol trooper at Troop D in Danielson, as a Resident Trooper in the town of Sterling, as a Detective in the Eastern District Major Crime Squad and as a Detective in the Fire and Explosion Investigation Unit. TFC Dragon was also a first responder to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown. TFC Dragon retired from the State Police on February 1, 2018.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, a memorial service for TFC. Dragon is being planned for the
Spring of 2021. Additional details will be announced as the information becomes available.
