San Francisco Firefighter Dies From Injuries

Jan. 14, 2003
The San Francisco Fire Department has reported that Firefighter Melinda Ohler has died from injuries suffered January 8.
The San Francisco Fire Department has reported that Firefighter Melinda Ohler has died from injuries suffered January 8.

A veteran of The San Francisco Fire Department had been listed in critical condition at San Francisco General Hospital after receiving a serious head injury sustained after she fell off the back of a fire truck Wednesday evening.

Forty-year-old Melinda Ohler, who has been with the department since 1989, was responding to an alarm that turned out to be false at San Francisco International Airport. According to the department, Ohler had undergone several surgeries.

According to a press release, out of respect for Ohler

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