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Location:
Indiana -
Date:
09/24/2010 -
Incident Type:
Medical or Exertion -
Description:
On September 24, 2010, Firefighter Ronald W. Stephan responded to a mutual-aid wildland fire. By 1620 hours, his department was back in service. The next morning, Firefighter Stephan suffered a heart attack while working on his farm. EMS was called at 0950 hours. Firefighter and EMS responders provided CPR and ALS-level care. Their efforts were not successful and Firefighter Stephan was pronounced dead due to a heart attack.
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