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
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