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In the Line of Duty
Edward Long, 55 - Portsmouth, OH
3/22/2022
Edward Long Firefighter/EMT Portsmouth Fire Department Portsmouth, OH Age: 55 Gender: Male Status: Career Years of Service: 27 Date of Incident: March 22, 2022 Date of Death: March 22, 2022 On Tuesday, March 22, 2022, Firefighter/EMT Edward Long was returning to the fire station from a call when he became unresponsive and suffered a medical emergency. Fellow firefighters with him performed life-saving measures and immediately rushed him to the Southern Ohio Medical Center Emergency Department where he was pronounced deceased. The cause of his death has yet to be determined.