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In the Line of Duty
Eric M. Hosette, 33 - Clinton, Iowa
1/5/2019
Eric M. Hosette Lieutenant Clinton Fire Department Clinton, Iowa Age: 33 Gender: Male Status: Career Years of Service: 12 Date of Incident: Jan. 5, 2019 Date of Death: Jan. 5, 2019 At 5:45 a.m., the Clinton Fire Department’s on-duty crew responded to a reported smoldering fire in a silo storage bin at Archer-Daniels-Midland loading facility. At 7:00 a.m., the scene was handed off to the next crew coming on-duty which included Lieutenant Eric Hosette. Nearly two hours later at 8:45 a.m., Hosette was injured in an explosion at the scene. Hosette was transported to Mercy Medical Center where, despite all efforts, he passed away. A second firefighter was critically injured during the explosion but survived.