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In the Line of Duty
James Franklin Dorminy, Lake Buena Vista, FL
5/18/2017
Name: James Franklin Dorminy Rank: Lieutenant Age: 55 Gender: Male Status: Career Years of Service: 23 Date of Incident: 05/09/2017 Time of Incident: 0830hrs Date of Death: 05/18/2017 Fire Department: Reedy Creek Emergency Services Address: 651 E Buena Vista DR POB 10170, Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830 Fire Department Chief: Richard D. LePere, Jr. Incident Description: Lieutenant James Franklin Dorminy worked on May 8, 2017, and ran three calls: amusement park ride evacuation; rescue-assist at citizen cardiac arrest; and a false fire alarm. His shift ended at 0700hrs on May 9, 2017. After his shift, Dorminy went to an off-site, private gym for his regular workout. Lieutenant Dorminy was found floating in the pool by bystanders at approximately 0830hrs and was resuscitated. He never regained consciousness and the family terminated life support on Thursday, May 18, 2017.