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Name: Terrance Freeman
Rank: Firefighter
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Status: Career
Years of Service: 4
Date of Incident: 11/22/2009
Time of Incident: 1200hrs
Date of Death: 11/22/2009
Fire Department: Rockford Fire Department
Address: 204 S First ST, Rockford, IL 61104-2033
Fire Department Chief: Derek Bergsten
Incident Description: Firefighter Freeman passed away from a cause still to be determined several hours after coming off of his shift during which he had responded to multiple emergency calls.
Incident Location: Pending
Funeral Arrangements: A visitation will be held from 1400-1600hrs on 11/28/2009 (Saturday), followed by a memorial service at 1600hrs at Fitzgerald Funeral Home, 1860 S. Mulford Road, Rockford, IL 61108.
Memorial Fund Contact and Address: Pending
Tribute is being paid to Firefighter Terrance Freeman at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/
To date, 82 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2009; 79 from incidents that occurred in 2009 and three from previous year incidents. 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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