Roselle LODD: Captain
Jonathan Young
 

 

On November 16, 2011 Captain Jonathan Young, who in his duties as Training Officer was also acting as OEM Coordinator, was en route from OEM headquarters to Fire Headquarters in his POV, when he suffered an apparent fatal heart attack, and crashed his vehicle.

Captain Young was born on November 28, 1961 in Newark, New Jersey, son of Ruth Griffin Young and Howard Curtis Young. He received his early education at the Featherbed Lane School in Clark and at Locust School in Roselle. In 1979, he graduated from Abraham Clark High School in Roselle and graduated from there in 1979.

Young joined the Roselle Volunteer Ambulance Corps right out of high school and joined the Roselle Fire Department Callman's Division. He served the Roselle community as a volunteer for 12 years and became a career firefighter in 1991. He served as the coordinator for the Roselle Office of Emergency Management and was a member of New Jersey Task Force 1 of the Urban Search and Rescue team. Captain Young was an instructor at the Union County Fire Academy and the Training Officer for the Roselle Fire Department. He was also a specialist with the Union County Haz-Mat Team. Captain Young served as the president of the New Jersey Emergency Preparedness Association and was a member of the Vulcan Society. He was one of the most decorated members of the Roselle Fire Department receiving several Valor Awards, Fireman of the Year award twice, and a Life Saving Award.

Young received a Firematic Funeral, beginning at Saint Genevieve's Church in Elizabeth. He was interred at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield. Our condolences to his family and friends.