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Eric Christopher Aarseth
Firefighter II
Miller Timber Services
Philomath, Oregon
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Status: Wildland Contract
Years of Service: 1
Date of Incident: Aug. 27, 2018
Date of Death: Sept. 4, 2018
Firefighter II Eric Aarseth worked the Horns Mountain Fire in Washington on Aug. 27 and was released at 6:00 p.m. On Aug. 28, Aarseth was found unresponsive at his home in Oregon. Reports indicate that Aarseth developed pneumonia which became septic. Aarseth was treated at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Springfield, Oregon, but was taken off life support on Sept. 3 after suffering irreversible damage to his organs. Aarseth passed away early the following morning on Sept. 4.
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