Word has been received that Fireman Joseph Kinch, Sr., formerly of Engine 31, Manhattan, now of Engine 288, Maspeth, on a recent visit to his parents in Dublin, Ireland, rode on a bicycle from Dublin to Wexford, where he was greeted by an enthusiastic crowd with a brass band.
Fireman Kinch, before he entered the New York Fire Department, was an expert hammer thrower and shot putter. When off-duty, he can often be found at Forest Park practicing at handball.