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'Phenomenal' PA Captain Who Trained Firefighters Around The World Succumbs To Illness
A beloved "fireman's fireman" who trained firefighters around the world has died after a battle against a long illness, but his legacy will live on. The 23-year veteran of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire, Captain Jimmy Ellis of Station 32 in Deutschtown passed away at Allegheny General Hospital with his loving family and friends by his side on Wednesday, July 13, city officials told Daily Voice. Ellis not only worked in Pittsburgh but was "a renowned instructor known across the country," as the Leetsdale fire department said in a statement. "He was passionate about passing his knowledge a…