The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Assistant Fire Chief Stanley Martin Jr., 71, of the Springfield Volunteer Fire Department on May 6, 2013.
Assistant Fire Chief Martin fell ill while working at the scene of a residential structure fire. While aid was being rendered to Martin by fellow firefighters, he went into cardiac arrest. Assistant Fire Chief Martin was transported to the hospital by ambulance but passed away from a nature of injury still to be reported.
Tribute is being paid to Assistant Fire Chief Stanley Martin Jr. at http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/
To date, 28 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2013. Year-to-date monthly and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online at http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/fatalityData/statistics
Fatality status is provisional and may change as USFA contacts State Fire Marshals to verify fatality incident information.
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