Sandown, NH firefighter dies during ice rescue training / LODD

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Sandown firefighter dies during training
By JASON SCHREIBER
Union Leader Correspondent


SANDOWN – A local firefighter suffered a fatal heart attack Sunday after climbing out of the Exeter River following a cold-water rescue training session, a fire official said.

Firefighters are mourning the loss of Harold Frey, 46, of Sandown, who joined the department only a few months ago but who had been a firefighter/paramedic in Epping and currently was a paramedic with CAREPLUS Ambulance Service in Nashua.

State Fire Marshal William Degnan said the heart attack occurred around 11 a.m., moments after Frey completed training in the water. Degnan said Frey was coming over the bank of the river off Phillips Road when he began having trouble breathing.

Emergency personnel quickly administered aid and continued to treat Frey as he was transported to Parkland Medical Center in Derry, where he was pronounced dead.

"Any firefighter function has a significant amount of stress to it," Degnan said.

In a statement, Fire Chief Wilfred Tapley said Frey will be missed.

"It's been very difficult for the department," Degnan said. "It's a true brotherhood."

Members of the Granite State Fire Service Support Team were on hand at the fire station to offer assistance to firefighters.

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New Hampshire firefighter dies in training
By John M. Guilfoil
Jan. 16

A Sandown, N.H. firefighter died during a training exercise Sunday morning.

Harold Frey, 46, of Sandown, was finishing an ice rescue training class on the Exeter River just before noon when he collapsed, suffering a heart attack, said Fire Chief Wilfred Tapley.

Tapley said that Frey was a new member of the department, though he was a longtime firefighter.

According to FireFighterCloseCalls.com, which reports on firefighter deaths, Frey had just gotten out of the icy water when he couldn’t catch his breath. Crews on scene were unable to revive him.

Frey’s death is considered a “death in the line of duty.”

Tapley said that members of the Granite State Fire Service Support Team were on hand at the Sandown Fire Department providing assistance to its members.

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Sandown firefighter dies during ice training
By Jill Harmacinski
jharmacinski@eagletribune.com The Eagle Tribune Sun Jan 16, 2011, 06:29 PM EST


SANDOWN, N.H. — A town firefighter died during a training exercise late Sunday morning, officials said.

Just before noon, Harold Frey, 46, of Sandown, died of a heart attack during an ice rescue training exercise on the Exeter River, according to the New Hampshire Fire Marshal's office.

Frey had only been a town firefighter for about two months. After complaining of shortness of breath, Frey collapsed. His colleagues tried to revive him.

The incident remains under investigation.

The town of Sandown is about 8 miles north of Interstate 495's Exit 51 in Haverhill, Mass.

Check back to eagletribune.com for updates on this story.

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May he rest in peace....and condolences to his family and FD.....

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Very sad, my condolences to the Sandown FD family.