LODD: FF Tracy Champion, 49, Philadelphia F.D.

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Champion, Tracy

Age: 49 

Cause of Death: Stress/Overexertion 

Rank: Firefighter 

Nature of Death: Heart Attack 

Classification: Career 

Emergency Duty: Yes   

Incident Date: 01/28/2006 

Duty Type: On-Scene Fire 

Incident Time: 02:31 

Activity Type: Advance Hose Lines/Fire Attack (includes Wildland) 

Death Date: 01/28/2006 

Fixed Prop. Use: Residential 

Fire Dept. Info: Philadelphia Fire Department

240 Spring Garden St.

Fire Administration Building

Philadelphia , Pennsylvania  19123

Chief: Fire Commissioner Lloyd Ayers

 

Initial Summary:    Firefighter Champion collapsed at the scene of a house fire from a heart attack.

Champion was treated by medics and transported to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.   

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Philadelphia Firefighter Collapses at Scene

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SUSAN NICOL KYLE

Firehouse.Com News

Funeral arrangements are pending for a Philadelphia firefighter who collapsed at a house fire early Saturday morning.

Firefighter Tracy Champion, 49, was treated at the scene by medics, and rushed to Lankenau Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

"Champ," as he was known to his friends, spent the majority of his 20-year career at Engine 54, and was named Firefighter of the Year in 2004. "He was very helpful to everyone, especially the younger guys," said Jamilah Jones, who's worked with Champion for the past three years.

"He was always so active. He liked to ride his motorcycle, shoot pool and bowl. He really liked sports. That's why we can't believe it. He was always doing something."

When he wasn't on duty at Engine 54, Champion also worked with two different ambulance companies, Physician's Choice and Jeff STAT. "He also loved spending time with his family," Jones said, adding that his friend leaves behind a wife and two sons.

Champion is the 279th firefighter to die in the line of duty since the Philadelphia Fire Department was founded in 1871.

Information about the funeral service was incomplete Sunday night.

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Another loss to the fire service and from a heart attack so young too!!! Prayers to family and friends

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Funeral Arrangements: 02/04/2006,

Sharon Baptist Church, 3955 Conshohocken Ave., Philadelphia, PA (near City Line Ave/Route 1).

Viewing, 0900-1100hrs.

Funeral Service to follow @ 1100hrs. Internment at Fernwood Cemetery, 6501 Baltimore Pike, Philadelphia, PA

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