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Name: Walter Hessling
Rank: Firefighter
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Status: Volunteer
Years of Service: 32
Date of Incident: 11/21/2009
Time of Incident: 1033hrs
Date of Death: 11/27/2009
Fire Department: Dix Hills Volunteer Fire Department
Address: 115 E Deer Park RD, Dix Hills, NY 11746
Fire Department Chief: Robert Adcock
Fire Department Website: http://www.dixhillsfd.org
Incident Description: On November 21, 2009, Firefighter Hessling responded to motor vehicle accident call at 1033 hours and subsequently, after clearing the scene, suffered a stroke at 1554 hours. Firefighter Hessling passed away several days later due to complications from that medical emergency.
Incident Location: Deer Park Ave and Macniece Pl (USNG: 18T XL 3987 1745).
Funeral Arrangements: A Wake will be held 11/30/2009 from 1930-2100hrs; 12/01/2009 from 1400-1700hrs and 1900-2100hrs at the Al Jacobsen Funeral Home, 1380 New York AVE, Huntington Station, NY 11746. Firematic services will be held at 2000hrs on 12/01/2009 at the Al Jacobsen Funeral Home. A private funeral ceremony for the family will be held Wednesday, 12/02/2009.
Memorial Fund Contact and Address: The family is requesting in lieu of flowers that donations be made to the Brady Intemann Foundation, 4 Pine Hollow Lane, Greenlawn, NY 11740.
Tribute is being paid to Firefighter Walter Hessling at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/
To date, 83 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2009; 80 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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