After nearly 14 years on the job, Firefighter/Engineer Andy L Mullen worked his last shift at the Anchorage FD on April 8th of this year at Rescue 4. Andy was diagnosed with cancer that was determined by the AFD to have been directly linked to exposure on the job. Andy passed away last night in the loving company of his family and AFD Brothers and Sisters. Andy was a proud member of the AFD and AFD FF’s Union, IAFF Local 1264 and their Exec. Board. He leaves a wife and 3 daughters. Andy’s hallmark activity was time spent with his children. His parents reside on Long Island, New York in the same house that Andy was raised in with his brother and sister. This is the first Line of Duty Death that the Anchorage Fire Department has experienced since Firefighter Chuck Whitethorn lost his life in 1976.
