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NIOSH Investigation Reports: Illinois, Connecticut

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The NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program has released the investigation reports of two line of duty deaths.

Fire Fighter Suffers Sudden Cardiac Death During Rural Water Supply...
On October 13, 2008, a 24-year-old male volunteer fire fighter (FF) drove a fire department tanker during rural water supply training. After dumping one load of water and refilling the tanker, the FF and a fire fighter cadet returned to the water drop site. En route to the site, a truck pulled out ahead of the tanker.

A Career Captain Dies and a Fire Fighter/Driver is Seriously Injure...
On May 19, 2007, a 37-year old male career captain (the victim) was fatally injured when the engine he was riding in and a ladder truck collided at an intersection. Both apparatus were from the same department and were responding to a reported kitchen fire.

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