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    1. Safety & Health

    PA Chief Died of Apparent Heart Attack After Call

    Dec. 21, 2022
    Union Fire & Hose Co. Chief Troy M. Dettinger, 55, died on Nov. 30.
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     A Pennsylvania fire chief died last month hours after responding to a call.

    Union Fire & Hose Co. Chief Troy M. Dettinger, 55, returned home after helping at an ambulance call about 1:23 a.m. Nov. 30.

    When he didn't show up for work later that morning, police went to check on him. He was found dead of an apparent heart attack, according to the U.S. Fire Administration. 

    Dettinger had been a volunteer for 29 years. 

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