MEC&F Expert Engineers : Firefighter Lawrence G. Sesso with the Sayville Fire Department, NYsuffered a cardiac arrest on his way home and died

Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Firefighter Lawrence G. Sesso with the Sayville Fire Department, NYsuffered a cardiac arrest on his way home and died

An hour after responding to a commercial structure fire, Firefighter Sesso participated in a fire department parade including multiple fire departments. On his way home, Sesso suffered a Cardiac arrest. Firefighter Sesso was transported to the SouthSide Hospital but did not survive his injury.

Sesso was fire chief with the department from 2009-2011. It's the department's first line of duty death in 23 years. 

Services will be at Raynor & D'Andrea in Sayville on Aug. 25 from 7-9:30 p.m. and on Aug. 26 from 2-4:30 p.m. and 7-9:30 p.m. Burial will be on Aug. 27 at 10:30 a.m. at Raynor & D'Andrea.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Sayville Fire Department made out to "In Memory of Lawrence G. Sesso."

Department Information

Sayville Fire Department
107 N Main Street
Sayville, New York 11782

Chief: Christopher Chester

Fatality status is provisional and may change as USFA contacts State Fire Marshals to verify fatality incident information.
Age: 40 
Rank: Firefighter 
Classification: Volunteer 
Incident Date: Aug 22, 2015 21:35
Date of Death: Aug 22, 2015 
Cause of Death: Stress/Overexertion 
Nature of Death: Heart Attack 
Activity Type: Other 
Emergency Duty: No
Duty Type: After 
Fixed Property Use: Outdoor Property