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Name: Joyce Craig-Lewis
Rank: Firefighter
Age: 36
Gender: Female
Status: Career
Years of Service: 11
Date of Incident: 12/9/2014
Time of Incident: 0249hrs
Date of Death: 12/9/2014
Fire Department: Philadelphia Fire Department
Address: 240 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123
Fire Department Chief: Derrick J. V. Sawyer
Incident Description: At approximately 0249hrs, Firefighter Craig-Lewis was one of several firefighters that were first to respond to a residential fire in the West Oak Lane section of Philadelphia. Upon arrival at 0253hrs, the firefighters advanced a hose into the basement of the house to fight the fire. As reinforcement arrived, a change in tactics was ordered and the first group of firefighters started to withdraw from the basement. During this time, Firefighter Craig-Lewis became trapped. She was rescued by fellow firefighters and, with no vital signs, was transported to Albert Einstein Medical Center where she was pronounced dead at approximately 0400hrs. Investigation into the incident and cause of death continues. Firefighter Craig-Lewis is Philadelphia's first female firefighter to die while on duty.
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