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CAL FIRE Placer-Nevada mourns loss of firefighter

By Matthew Nobert,

29 days ago

(FOX40.COM) — The CAL FIRE Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit is mourning the loss of one of their firefighters who died during an off-duty accident, according to CAL FIRE.

On Friday, the unit shared that Fire Apparatus Engineer Jacob “Jake” Hainey died on Thursday in a vehicle accident.

Hainey leaves behind his wife and two daughters .

According to CAL FIRE NEU, Hainey is the third CAL FIRE firefighter to die in one week including Fire Captain Christensen of CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department and Fire Apparatus Engineer Christopher Ward of CAL FIRE San Benito-Monterey Unit.

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Periodt

28d ago

why are they showing an SDU engine but talking about a fire Apparatus Engineer that died in NEU?

Donna Roguski

29d ago

My condolences. Prayers for family and friends.RIP 😇🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

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