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Location:
Washington -
Date:
06/18/2001 -
Incident Type:
Medical or Exertion -
Description:
Firefighter Jeremy Chandler was operating a water tanker (tender) at the scene of a 20-acre wildland fire where he was unloading the hose when he suddenly collapsed. Other firefighters came to his aid and provided CPR. The cause of Firefighter Chandler’s death was an abnormal heart rhythm.
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