CAPTAIN CHARLES KIESWETTER
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December 27, 1988
Captain Charles Kieswetter died in the Line of Duty, succumbing to injuries he received while operating at a structure fire. Captain Kieswetter was assigned to Station 3, Pump 3 on Ottawa Street North. He was 46 years of age at the time of his passing.
FIRE FIGHTER DAVID FERREDE
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June 24, 1989
Fire Fighter David Ferrede died in the Line of Duty, succumbing to an occupational cancer, which struck him as a result of his career as a professional Fire Fighter. At the time of his passing he was 32 years of age and assigned to Station 2, Pump 2 on Guelph Street
FIRE FIGHTER JOHN DIVO
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April 21, 1990
Fire Fighter John Divo died in the Line of Duty, succumbing to an occupational cancer which struck him as a result of his career as a professional Fire Fighter. At the time of his passing he was 45 years of age and assigned to Headquarters, Rescue 1 on Highland Road West.
CAPTAIN JOHN EDWARD STAHLEY
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July 8, 1990
Captain John Edward Stahley died in the Line of Duty, succumbing to an occupational cancer which struck him as a result of his career as a professional Fire Fighter. At the time of his passing he was 57 years of age and assigned to Station 4, Pump 4 on Fairway Road North.
FIRE FIGHTER HENRY LECREUX
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February 8, 1993
Fire Fighter Henry Lecreux died in the Line of Duty, succumbing to an occupationally related Parkinson’s Disease which struck him as a result of his career as a professional Fire Fighter. At the time of his passing he was 52 years of age and assigned to Station 3, Pump 3 on Ottawa Street North.
FIRE FIGHTER ROBERT TEPLY
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March 20, 1994
Fire Fighter Robert Teply (Retired) died in the Line of Duty, succumbing to an occupational cancer which struck him as a result of his career as a professional Fire Fighter. At the time of his passing he was 68 years of age and had retired from the Kitchener Fire Department. Previous to his retirement he had been assigned to Station 3, Pump 3 on Ottawa Street North
CAPTAIN LLOYD MACLENNAN
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May 31, 1994
Captain Lloyd MacLennan (Retired) died in the Line of Duty, succumbing to an occupational cancer which struck him as a result of his career as a professional Fire Fighter. At the time of his passing he was 69 years of age and had retired from the Kitchener Fire Department. Previous to his retirement he had been assigned to Station 3, Pump 3 on Ottawa Street North.
PLATOON CHIEF WILLIAM MISSELBROOK
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March 19, 1995
Platoon Chief William Misselbrook (Retired) died in the Line of Duty, succumbing to an occupational cancer which struck him as a result of his career as a professional Fire Fighter. At the time of his untimely passing he was 66 years of age and had retired from the Kitchener Fire Department. Previous to his retirement he had been assigned to Headquarters as a Platoon Commander.
FIRE FIGHTER MARVIN DERBECKER
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December 23, 1995
Fire Fighter Marvin Derbecker died in the Line of Duty, succumbing to an occupational cancer which struck him as a result of his career as a professional Fire Fighter. At the time of his passing he was 55 years of age and assigned to Station 5, Pump 5 on Block Line Road.
FIRE FIGHTER ROBERT BEZEAU
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October 24, 1997
Fire Fighter Robert Bezeau (Retired) died in the Line of Duty, succumbing to an occupational cancer which struck him as a result of his career as a professional Fire Fighter. At the time of his passing he was 63 years of age and had been assigned to Station 5, Pump 5 on Block Line Road
CAPTAIN JAMES LANGTON
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September 30, 2007
Captain James Langton (Retired) died in the Line of Duty, succumbing to an occupational cancer which struck him as a result of his career as a Professional Fire Fighter. He retired from the Kitchener Fire Department in 1989 and was a Honourary Life Member for the meritorious and selfless dedication to the fire fighters in Ontario after 35 years of service. Jim was the first Canadian fire fighter to receive the Gold Helmet Safety Award. Previous to his retirement he had been assigned to Headquarters, Pump 1 on Highland Road West.
CAPTAIN JAMES REBBECK
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October 10, 2007
Captain James Rebbeck (Retired) died in the Line of Duty, succumbing to an occupational cancer which struck him as a result of his career as a Professional Fire Fighter. He retired from the Kitchener Fire Department in 2002 after 35 devoted years of service. Previous to his retirement he had been assigned to Station 2, Pump 2 on Lancaster Street
FIRE FIGHTER GERRY OAKLEY
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January 2, 2010
Fire Fighter Gerry Oakley (Retired) Died in the Line of Duty, succumbing to an occupational cancer which struck him as a result of his career as a professional Fire Fighter. At the time of his passing he was 68 years of age and had been assigned to B1 Station 6, Pump 6 on Pioneer Dr
CAPTIAN BILL DUNCAN
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March 25, 2011
William (Bill) Duncan died in the Line of Duty, succumbing to an occupational cancer which struck him as a result of his career as a Professional Fire Fighter. Bill was an Active Fire Fighter up until August 2008 and had 33 years of service. Bill was 56 yrs. of age when he passed and had been a Captain at Station 7 on B1 Shift located on Huron.
FIREFIGHTER RAYMOND PAUHL
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February 16, 2011
Firefighter Raymond Pauhl (Retired) died in the Line of Duty, succumbing to an occupational disease which struck him as a result of his career as a Professional Fire Fighter. At the time of his passing he was 78 years of age and had been assigned to A2 Station 1, on Highland Road.
PLATOON CHIEF HILBERT KUMMER
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December 23, 2015
Platoon Chief Hilbert (Bert) Kummer (Retired) died in the Line of Duty, succumbing to an occupational disease which struck him as a result of his career as a Professional Fire Fighter. At the time of his passing he was 89 years of age. Previous to his retirement he had been assigned to A1 Station 1 C23 on Highland Road.
CAPTAIN RONALD CRONIN
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January 19, 2019
Captain Ron Cronin (Retired) died in the Line of Duty, succumbing to an occupational disease which struck him as a result of his career as a Professional Fire Fighter. Previous to his retirement he had been assigned to A1 Station 4, Pump 4 on Fairway Road.