A 33-year old volunteer firefighter in Rehoboth, MA, died while driving Engine 2 on the way to a fire alarm on Thanksgiving.
Other crew members were able to stop the truck and perform CPR on Firefighter Ken Marshall, Jr., while awaiting the arrival of EMS.
The alarm, at a residence on Oak Street, was triggered by food burning on a stove, and there was no extension.
Firefighter Marshall, a 15-year veteran on the Rehoboth Fire Department, is survived by his wife and two children, ages 3 and 6.
Media Reports:
WPRI-TV: Firefighter dies in the line of duty (26 NOV 10)
WJAR-TV: Firefighter, 33, dies in the line of duty (26 NOV 10)
Sun Chronicle: Rehoboth mourns firefighter (27 NOV 10)
Herald News: Rehoboth firefighter dies on duty on Thanksgiving (27 NOV 10)
WPRI-TV: Funeral service for Ken Marshall Jr. (27 NOV 10)
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