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Name: Eric C. Gustafson
Rank: Senior Firefighter
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Status: Career
Years of Service: 3
Date of Incident: 09/09/2016
Time of Incident: 0900hrs
Date of Death: 09/09/2016
Fire Department: Meridian Fire Department
Address: 2500 14th Street, Meridian, MS 39301
Fire Department Chief: Anthony Clayton
Incident Description: Senior Firefighter Eric Gustafson was driving a fire truck in response to a trailer fire. While en route, the fire truck clipped a bridge, ran off the road and rolled over injuring Gustafson and two other firefighters. Gustafson passed away at the scene from the injuries he sustained. Both of the other firefighters were transported to hospitals with serious injuries, but are expected to make a full recovery.
Incident Location: Old Eighth Street Road (near Jaycee soccer complex) in Meridian, Mississippi
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