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In the Line of Duty
Scott D. Bruggeman, Middletown, OH
1/18/2016
Name: Scott D. Bruggeman Rank: Firefighter Age: 45 Gender: Male Status: Career Years of Service: 20 Date of Incident: 03/18/2014 Time of Incident: Pending Date of Death: 01/18/2016 Fire Department: Middletown Division of Fire Address: 2300 Roosevelt Blvd., Middletown, OH 45044 Fire Department Chief: Paul Lolli Incident Description: On March 18, 2014, Firefighter Scott D. Bruggeman suffered a heart attack while restraining an uncooperative patient in the Atrium Medical Center emergency room. Bruggeman was subsequently diagnosed with sarcoidosis and underwent several heart surgeries. After the last surgery which occurred in November 2015, Bruggeman was placed in hospice care. On January 18, 2016, Firefighter Bruggeman passed away from injuries sustained.