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Name: Terry Cannon
Rank: Major
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Status: Volunteer
Years of Service: 33
Date of Incident: 01/17/2010
Time of Incident: Pending
Date of Death: 01/17/2010
Fire Department: Buechel Fire Protection District
Address: 4101 Bardstown RD, Louisville, KY 40218
Fire Department Chief: Jonathon Yuodis
Fire Department Website: http://www.buechelfire.com
Incident Description: Major Cannon passed away from an apparent heart attack shortly after responding to a residential fire alarm.
Incident Location: Southeast YMCA, 5930 Six Mile Lane, Louisville, KY 40218
Funeral Arrangements: Visitation will be 01/20/2010 from 1600-2000hrs and 01/21/2010 from 1300-2000hrs at Ratterman and Sons Funeral Home. Services will be held 01/22/2010 at 1000hrs at Saint Bartholomew Catholic Church.
Memorial Fund Contact and Address: In lieu of flowers, the family has asked for donations to be made to WHAS Crusade for Children, PO Box 1100, Louisville, KY 40201
Tribute is being paid to Firefighter Major Terry Cannon at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/
To date, five firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2010; four from incidents that occurred in 2010 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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