Name: Brian Massey
Rank: Fire Engineer
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Status: Career
Years of Service: 27
Date of Incident: 05/19/2017
Time of Incident: 0518hrs
Date of Death: 05/20/2017
Fire Department: Kern County Fire Department
Address: 5642 Victor Street, Bakersfield, CA 93308-4056
Fire Department Chief: Brian Marshall
Incident Description: On May 18, 2017, Fire Engineer Brian Massey started a 48-hour shift by participating in a wildland firefighting class which included strenuous simulation training, causing him to vigorously exert himself. At 0800hrs on May 20, 2017, Massey completed his shift which, in addition to the wildland firefighting training, included several emergency response calls. Later that day, while at home, Massey suffered a significant medical event. He was transported to a local hospital where he died of a nature and cause of fatal injury still to be determined.
Incident Location: 20055 Highway 166, Kern County, CA 93225
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