A retired Kent firefighter died Wednesday, and officials said his is the first line of duty death this year.
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A retired Kent firefighter died Wednesday, and officials said his is the first line of duty death this year.
A retired Kent firefighter died Wednesday, and officials said his is the first line of duty death this year.
Read more: http://blog.thenewstribune.com/crime/2012/06/07/death-of-retired-kent-firefighter-considered-first-line-of-duty-death-this-year/
A Kent firefighter died of brain cancer Sunday night, the department announced this morning.
Alert tones echoed as the voice of Olympia Fire Battalion Chief Doug Hewell came over the radio. The call sent four fire engines, a ladder truck, battalion chief and medic unit to a two-story home with smoke billowing from the roof.
Deciding which police officers killed in the line of duty belong on a national memorial usually is driven by facts and presents few obstacles. But this year, two cases show that it isn't always so black-and-white to honor the nation's fallen men and women in blue.
A 59-year-old Tacoma firefighter died of an apparent heart attack Tuesday after being dispatched to a medical aid call, the department reported.
A memorial stone at a University Place park holds two names: Merritt Nichols and Raymond Kadow.
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