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On-Duty Firefighter At Crash Struck Dead By Teen Driver In Pennsylvania On-Duty Firefighter At Crash Struck Dead By Teen Driver In Pennsylvania
On-Duty Firefighter At Crash Struck Dead By Teen Driver In Pennsylvania A 66-year-old firefighter was struck dead by a car driven by a teenager while on duty in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, Dec. 6, authorities say. Kurt Keilhofer was on the scene of a separate crash as a first responder with the Mapleton Fire Department when he was hit by the 19-year-old's vehicle in the area of Hares Valley Road and Dell Lane in Union Township, around 7:30 a.m., according to Pennsylvania state police. While driving through the area of the crash scene the unnamed teen lost control of their vehicle and struck Keilhofer, the police explain in the release.  Keilhofer was taken to P…

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by Jillian Pikora
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'Life Member': Volunteer Firefighter From Maryland Dies 'Life Member': Volunteer Firefighter From Maryland Dies
'Life Member': Volunteer Firefighter From Maryland Dies A longtime member of the Riverdale Volunteer Fire Department has died after 31 years of service. Gerard M. Dixon Sr. served the community as a firefighter, rescue captain, engine lieutenant and captain, vice president, and member of the board of directors of the department, according to Prince George's County Fire/EMS. A cause of death was not immediately released. During his time as a firefighter, he received a number of letters of commendation and unit citations. Several mourners have posted about his passing on Facebook, Jimmy Fremeau writes: "This guy will be truly missed, I will al…

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by Joe Gomez
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Community Raises $58K+ For Family Of PA Firefighter Who Died After Battling Blaze In MD Community Raises $58K+ For Family Of PA Firefighter Who Died After Battling Blaze In MD
Community Raises $58K+ For Family Of PA Firefighter Who Died After Battling Blaze In MD An Adams County man serving as a captain with a Maryland fire company has died from injuries sustained in the line of duty. Captain Joshua Laird, 46, of Fairfield, Pennsylvania, was a 21-year veteran of Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue Services, he tragically died in hospital after following through the floor of home during a fire, according to the fire company's Facebook page. Laird's crew was called to a house fire in the 9500 block of Ball Road on Wednesday just before 5 p.m. Upon arrival crews found a two-story single-family home with fire showing, so additional crews were …

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by Jillian Pikora