The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Lieutenant James Michael Hill, 52, of the Sycamore Township Fire & EMS Department on November 5, 2013.
Lieutenant Hill passed away at home in his sleep. Hill had been on-duty and responded to an emergency incident within 24 hours of his passing. The cause of death is still to be officially reported but initial findings indicate a sudden cardiac arrest.
Tribute is being paid to Lieutenant James Michael Hill at http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/
To date, 89 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2013. Year-to-date 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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