Name: Christopher Michael Blankenship
Rank: Firefighter
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Status: Volunteer
Years of Service: 10
Date of Incident: 05/03/2015
Time of Incident: 0200hrs
Date of Death: 05/03/2015
Fire Department: Madison County Fire Department
Address: 722 Harts Bridge RD, Jackson, TN 38301
Fire Department Chief: Eric Turner
Incident Description: While working at the scene of a motor vehicle accident with fire, Firefighter Blankenship was seriously injured when a tree at the scene fell on top of him. Firefighters quickly removed the tree from Blankenship and rendered medical aid. Blankenship was then transported to the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
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