MA Firefighter Passes Away from Occupational Cancer

The Billerica Fire Department announced the line-of-duty death of Firefighter Patrick Corbett from occupational cancer.

Billerica Firefighters Local 1495 in a Facebook post announced the passing of Firefighter Patrick Corbett. Corbett passed away on Tuesday from occupational cancer and is considered a line-of-duty death.

In 2014, Corbett was awarded the Medal of Valor after assisting with the rescue of a fellow firefighter at a three-alarm fire.  

The Billerica Fire Department retweeted Local 1495's post confirming his line-of-duty death.

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