Name | Peter Vallino |
Agency | Maryville Fire Department |
Rank | Assistant Chief |
Type of Firefighter | Volunteer |
Age Range | 41 to 45 |
Sex | Male |
Date of Birth | 7/30/1925 |
Date of Death | 12/25/1966 |
Cause of Death | [Unknown] |
Nature of Death | [Unknown] |
Attribute of Death | Smoke inhalation |
Type of Duty | Firefighting operations |
Incident Name | N/A |
Incident City | Collinsville |
Incident State | IL |
Incident Date | 12/25/1966 |
Incident Location | Store/Office |
Incident Attribute | Fires |
On December 25th, 1966, assistant fire chief of the Maryville Volunteer Fire Department, Peter A. Vallino died in the line of duty.
On December 25th, Collinsville and Maryville firefighters responded to a fire in a Collinsville tavern. Peter Vallino was overcome with smoke inhalation and was pronounced dead at 8:25 p.m. on arrival at St. Mary’s Hospital.
Vallino was a foreman in the brass mill at Olin-Mathieson Chemical Corporation, where he had been employed for twenty years.
He was survived by his mother, two sisters, and one brother.
Citations:
“Obituaries,” The Edwardsville Intelligencer, December 27, 1966.
“Smoke Inhalation Fatal to Chief Collinsville,” Terre Haute Tribune, December 26, 1966.