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CT Firefighter/EMT Dies After Working 38-Hour Shift CT Firefighter/EMT Dies After Working 38-Hour Shift
CT Firefighter/EMT Dies After Working 38-Hour Shift A Connecticut firefighter/EMT collapsed and died after working a 38-hour continuous shift, officials said. The North Haven Fire Department made the announcement on Friday, Aug. 25, that Firefighter EMT Anthony Desimone, age 50, had just completed the shift around 6 p.m. when he suffered a medical emergency as he arrived home. The 23-year department veteran died shortly after at Yale New Haven Hospital despite life-saving efforts by units from North Haven fire and police and Nelson Ambulance, the department said. Desimone, who started his career as a volunteer with the North East Volunteer …

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by Kathy Reakes