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In the Line of Duty
Sean D. Laffan, 42 - Oakland, California
11/16/2020
Sean D. Laffan Interim Assistant Fire Chief Oakland Fire Department Oakland, California Age: 42 Gender: Male Status: Career Years of Service: 20 Date of Incident: Nov. 16, 2020 Date of Death: Nov. 16, 2020 Interim Assistant Fire Chief Sean Laffan collapsed in an office of the Oakland Fire Department’s administrative building. Staff on-site began performing life-saving measures until Laffan was taken by ambulance to Summit Medical Center in Oakland. Later that evening, Laffan suffered a prolonged cardiac arrest and, despite all resuscitative efforts, passed away.