The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Fire Marshal Samir P. “Sam” Ashmar, 51, of the Upper Macungie Township Station 56, Inc. on November 20, 2014.
Several hours after responding to a medical call, Fire Marshal Ashmar was found in cardiac arrest at his residence. Ashmar was treated and transported by fellow responders to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where he succumbed to his injury.
Tribute is being paid to Fire Marshal Samir P. “Sam” Ashmar at http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/
To date, 79 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2014. 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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