When the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service is held Sunday in Emmitsburg, Maryland, they’ll honor 98 men and five women from 36 states who died while fighting fires.
One of those is Lt. Steven Hagan, Sr. of the Blenheim Fire Department in Marlboro County, who died just two days before Christmas of last year. Hagan had a heart attack while dealing with a vehicle accident.
Blenheim Fire Chief David Rogers, who has served the department for 32 years, says Lt. Hagan was a tremendous asset to his community as well as the fire department.
Rogers says being a volunteer firefighter is a tough, sometimes thankless job. “You’ve got to have your heart in it. You’re on call 24/7, and you’re called out you don’t know what it’s going to entail. You don’t know if you’re going to see your family again.” [click to continue…]
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