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Name: Ferdinando 'Freddy' Pierno
Rank: Firefighter/EMT
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Status: Career
Years of Service: 18
Date of Incident: Pending
Time of Incident: Pending
Date of Death: 02/25/2009
Fire Department: Martin County Fire Rescue
Address: 800 SE Monterey Road, Stuart, FL 34994
Fire Department Chief: Thomas M. Billington
Incident Description: Firefighter Pierno passed away from a Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection he sustained while on duty.
Funeral Arrangements: 03/02/2009, 1130hrs @ Saint Martin’s De Porres Church, 2555 NE Savannah Road, Jensen Beach, with procession to Forest Hills Memorial Park, 2001 S.W. Murphy Road, Palm City.
Memorial Fund Contact and Address: Pending
Tribute is being paid to Firefighter/EMT Ferdinando 'Freddy' Pierno at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/
To date, 16 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2009 as a result of incidents that occurred in 2009. Year-to-date monthly and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online @ http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/statistics/ff_stats.shtm.
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