INDEPENDENCE, Ohio -- The fire department here is reeling from the loss of their lieutenant. Lt. Edward Teare, 53, was stricken following training, and died Wednesday afternoon, according to a firefighter who answered the phone at the station.The Independence Fire Department is a combination department. Teare was a career firefighter.
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio -- The fire department here is reeling from the loss of their lieutenant.
Lt. Edward Teare, 53, was stricken following training, and died Wednesday afternoon, according to a firefighter who answered the phone at the station.
The Independence Fire Department is a combination department. Teare was a career firefighter.
In a prepared statement issued Wednesday night, Independence Mayor Gregory P. Kurtz said: "The Independence Fire Department has suffered a loss of one of its team members after 30 years of service. The cause of death is yet to be determined. The thoughts and prayers of the Fire Department family, his City co-workers, and those of the entire community of Independence go out to Lt. Teare’s family and friends. As more details become available they will be released."
Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues.
