[FIRE-L:19639] Notice of Firefighter Fatality - Greenwood, DE

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This is a message from the FEMA's US Fire Administration.

The U.S. Fire Administration has received notice of the following firefighter fatality:

Name: Arnold Blankenship, III
Rank: Second Assistant Chief
Age: 27
Status: Volunteer
Date of Incident: April 30, 2000
Date of Death: April 30, 2000
Fire Department: Chief Thomas E. Jones, Greenwood Volunteer Fire Company #1, Inc., P.O. Box 1, Greenwood, Delaware 19950
Cause of Death: Died from carbon monoxide inhalation and thermal burns during a controlled burn exercise.
Funeral: Thursday, May 4, 2000, Greenwood, Delaware

Tribute is being paid to Assistant Chief Blankenship at http://www.usfa.fema.gov/ffmem

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