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In the Line of Duty
Allen Charles Howard, 49 - Adrian, MI
7/18/2017
Name: Allen Charles Howard Rank: Firefighter Age: 49 Gender: Male Status: Volunteer Years of Service: 20 Date of Incident: 07/17/2017 Time of Incident: 1900hrs Date of Death: 07/18/2017 Fire Department: Adrian Charter Township Fire Department Address: 2889 Tipton HWY, Adrian, MI 49221-9218 Fire Department Chief: Tim Bartenslager Incident Description: Firefighter Howard responded with his fire department to a mutual aid fire call in a field involving bailing equipment and multiple large bales of (burning) hay. The fire department reported very high heat and humidity conditions over the several hour incident period as firefighters worked to extinguish the fire. The following morning, Firefighter Howard fell ill and succumbed to a nature and cause of fatal injury still to be reported. Incident Location: Beebe Hwy and Teachout RD