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The United States Fire Administration (USFA) has received notice of the following firefighter fatality:
Name: Stephen Michael Cospelich
Rank: Lieutenant
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Status: Career
Years of Service: 23
Date of Incident: 04/17/2009
Time of Incident: Pending
Date of Death: 05/20/2009
Fire Department:
Address: Fire Admin Bldg,
Fire Department Chief: Fire Commissioner Lloyd Ayers
Incident Location: Structure fire, 6300 block of
Funeral Arrangements: Memorial service, 05/30/2009, Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Memorial Fund Contact and Address: Pending
Tribute is being paid to Lieutenant Stephen Michael Cospelich at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/
To date, 43 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2009; 42 from incidents that occurred in 2009 and one from a previous year incident. 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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