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Gov. Kathy Hochul Pays Tribute to N.Y. Fire Chief Electrocuted While Responding to Crash
HANCOCK, DELAWARE COUNTY, NEW YORK, JUL 17 – Volunteer firefighter Jason McGlone, with 25 years of service, was fatally electrocuted after a pickup truck struck a utility pole causing live wires to contact his fire truck.
- Responding to a crash on State Highway 30 in Hancock, Assistant Chief Jason McGlone was electrocuted while responding to the crash.
- The crash caused a low-hanging electrical wire to contact the fire truck’s roof, officials said, causing a short circuit that disrupted communications.
- The department confirmed his passing in a solemn announcement Friday morning, despite immediate CPR efforts he could not be revived.
- New York State Police at Deposit are investigating the death as accidental, Gov. Kathy Hochul said `embodied the courage, commitment and selflessness that define New York’s volunteer firefighters`, and Rom Nimmo wrote `was a great friend and more like a brother to some`.
- A video of the solemn escort was shared widely on social media, as funeral services had not been announced as of Friday, July 18, and he leaves behind a wife and two children.
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Upstate NY fire chief fatally electrocuted while responding to crash
An Upstate New York fire chief was fatally electrocuted while responding to a DWI crash in Delaware County this week, officials confirmed Friday. “It is with heavy hearts and great sadness that the East Branch Fire Department announces the Line of Duty Death of 3rd Assistant Chief Jason McGlone who died of injuries sustained while operating at the scene of an emergency on Thursday,” the department said in a statement. The 51-year-old was respond…
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New York UpstateUpstate NY volunteer fire chief electrocuted by downed wires after crash
Hancock, N.Y. — An Upstate fire chief was electrocuted Thursday night after responding to a crash where downed wires touched his fire truck.Jason McGlone, 51, the assistant chief of the East Branch Fire Department, had been a volunteer for more than 25 years for the department in Delaware County.
A stork flew into a high voltage and was severely burned. The accident left more than a hundred households without electricity.
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