Name: Kelly Wong
Rank: Firefighter
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Status: Career
Years of Service: 2
Date of Incident: 06/03/2017
Time of Incident: 0943hrs
Date of Death: 06/05/2017
Fire Department: Los Angeles Fire Department
Address: 200 N Main Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Fire Department Chief: Ralph M. Terrazas
Incident Description: Firefighter Kelly Wong fell from an LAFD aerial ladder while participating in a training exercise on the morning of Saturday, June 3. Fellow firefighters and paramedics rendered immediate medical attention and transported him in critical condition to a local trauma center.
Despite the heroic efforts of doctors and nurses at the hospital, Firefighter Wong succumbed to his injuries early Monday morning, June 5.
Incident Location: 348 S. Main Street
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