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Incident Information:
Attachment Size Road 702 Fire Driving Fatality RLS.pdf (132.36 KB) 132.36 KB -
Location:
Nebraska -
Date:
04/22/2022 -
Incident Type:
Entrapment -
Description:
John P. Trumble, 66 of Arapahoe Nebraska died Friday evening, April 22, 2022 at approximately 7:00 p.m. as a result of the Road 702 Fire in Red Willow County. Mr. Trumble was retired as the Cambridge Fire Chief, but was assisting with firefighting efforts by acting as a spotter. Mr. Trumble’s vehicle was north bound on road 407 approximately seven miles southeast of Bartley, Nebraska when it left the roadway due to poor visibility from smoke and dust, where he was overcome by smoke and fire.
Entrapment, Initial Attack, Driving, Fatality, RLS
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