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In the Line of Duty
Thomas P. McBride, 60 - Campbellsburg, KY
8/24/2017
Name: Thomas P. McBride Rank: Firefighter Age: 60 Gender: Male Status: Volunteer Years of Service: 14 Date of Incident: 08/24/2017 Time of Incident: 2105hrs Date of Death: 08/24/2017 Fire Department: Campbellsburg Fire and Rescue Address: 8118 Main Street POB 89, Campbellsburg, KY 40011 Fire Department Chief: David Noe Incident Description: While participating in search and rescue training Thursday evening, Firefighter Thomas P. McBride complained of difficulty breathing. He removed his breathing apparatus, denied medical treatment, cooled down, stated that he felt better and requested to return to the training. Instead, he was assigned to pump operations. A short time later, he collapsed. Resuscitation efforts were started immediately and Firefighter McBride was transported to an area hospital where he later succumbed to his injury. The nature and cause of fatal injury are still to be reported. Incident Location: 270 Cardinal DR, Campbellsburg, KY