During his career, former Naugatuck Fire Marshal John “Jack” Sullivan was the person to call to investigate an electrical fire. “He was someone who was way ahead of his time on fire prevention, investigation and training,” said former Naugatuck Fire Chief Ken Hanks, who trained under Sullivan when he joined the department in 1982. Sullivan worked 43 years for the Naugatuck Fire Department, holding the ranks of deputy chief and fire marshal. As an associate of the State Fire Marshal’s Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Sullivan investigated over 2,800 electrical fires throughout New England and also had special assignments at major fires in Chicago and New York, his biography states. For his work and much more, Sullivan, who died in March 1989 at the age of 68, was posthumously inducted into the Connecticut State Firefighter’s Association Hall of Fame earlier this year. “It was spectacular. It was quite an honor. He would be so happy,” said Jacquelyn Sullivan, one of Sullivan’s two daughters, about her father’s induction.