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    1. Safety & Health

    Mont. Chief Dies of Injuries in Collision of Two Apparatus

    Aug. 25, 2014
    Fort Shaw Chief Dave Anderson was driving a tender on July 22.
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    A Montana fire chief seriously injured last month in crash involving two fire apparatus has died.

    Fort Shaw Chief Dave Anderson died Monday morning at Peace Hospice in Great Falls.

    A memorial service is being planned for Sept. 6 at the Family Living Center at the Montana ExpoPark.

    On July 22, he was driving a tender that collided with a brush truck while the two were responding to a grass fire, KRTV reported.

    Anderson, who suffered a brain and other injuries,  had to be extricated from the tender that flipped onto its side.

    He has been hospitalized since the collision. The other driver wasn't hurt.

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