Firefighter injured on ladder truck dies
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Firefighter Dies
A South Kingstown volunteer firefighter, who was injured on duty, has died.
Charlestown Police Department
Allan LePage, 67, who was a volunteer firefighter for 42 years, died Tuesday after suffering a major head injury at the fire station.
Published: June 30, 2009
Updated: June 30, 2009
SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I.—A volunteer firefighter in South Kingstown died Tuesday after suffering a major head injury at the fire station.
The firefighter, 67-year-old Allan LePage, was an assistant chief of the Kingston Fire District in South Kingstown. He was a member of the department for 42 years.
Charlestown Police Lt. Patrick McMahon, who is serving as a spokesman, said LePage died after being flown to Rhode Island Hospital in critical condition.
Officials have not released details of the accident but say it occurred inside one of the apparatus bays as LePage was working on a ladder truck.
McMahon says the incident is under investigation by the South Kingstown police, the state Department of Labor and Training and a private safety consultant.
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KFD has suffered a tragic loss my heart goes out for our fallen brother and to his family friends and fellow firefighters…
The Kingston Fire Department has suffered a tragic loss of a dedicated firefighter. Alan “Pickles” Lepage gave many years of service to the Kingston, and Union Fire disstrict. My thoughts and prayers are extended to his family, and memebers of the Kingston Fire Department.
my thoughts and prayers go out to the family and to all KFD and UFD members
This is an enormous lost for the KFD, UFD and KWD…You will be dearly missed Pickles……
So sad. My thoughts and prayers go out to the family, friends and co-workers of him.
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