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Name: Thomas D. Miserendino
Rank: Firefighter
Age: 71
Gender: Male
Status: Volunteer
Years of Service: 44
Date of Incident: 05/25/2015
Time of Incident: 1135hrs
Date of Death: 06/04/2015
Fire Department: Beachwood Vol. Fire Company #1
Address: 745 Beachwood Blvd., Beachwood, NJ 08722
Fire Department Chief: Roger Hull
Incident Description: Firefighter Miserendino arrived at the fire station on May 25th in full dress uniform to participate in the fire department’s annual Memorial Day Ceremony & Parade. Miserendino officiated over the memorial services at the fire station and then drove fire apparatus in the parade across town where he was scheduled to perform memorial duties during the town’s official ceremony at a local veteran’s park. Shortly after his arrival at the town’s ceremony, Firefighter Miserendino began to feel ill, and other members observed that something was wrong with him. EMS responded and he was transported to a local hospital for care. Miserendino was admitted for cardiac treatment and was discharged the next day. A few hours after returning home, he suffered an apparent heart attack, and was transported by EMS back to the hospital. Firefighter Miserendino remained there for treatment, however, his condition gradually worsened and he passed away at the hospital on June 4th.
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