A Florida firefighter has died after suffering a medical emergency while working a "difficult and prolonged extrication" early Thursday.
The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department said in a press release that life-saving efforts by JFRD members and hospital staff were unsuccessful before Engineer Michael L. Freeland, 36, was pronounced dead at UF Health at 2:12 am.
According to the U.S. Fire Administration, Freeland was a seven-year veteran of the fire service.
