Incident Name:
Date: 2/16/1999
Personnel: Robert C Stanmire, Sr
Age: 52
Agency/Organization: Forest Grove Volunteer Fire Company, Vineland , NJ
Position: firefighter
Summary: Firefighter Stanmire suffered a heart attack as he and other members of his Department prepared to respond to a brush fire. Firefighter Stanmire was stricken in the fire station as he boarded a piece of fire apparatus while dressed in full turnouts. Fellow firefighters began CPR immediately and ALS was provided by the local rescue squad, but Firefighter Stanmire was dead upon arrival at a local hospital. The brush fire was caused by arson.
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Forest Grove Volunteer Fire Company, Vineland , NJ
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- USFA Memorial Database: Robert C Stanmire, Sr
- Information and analysis included in the Firefighter Fatality Report for 1999
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