Firefighter Collapses at Station
 CHARLOTTE
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It is with great regret and sadness that the Charlotte Fire
Department announces the sudden death of a member of our own
family. Just before 6:00 pm Friday, December 01, 2006 Charlotte
Firefighter Kent Furman Long, 44 years old, collapsed at Charlotte
Fire Station 23 while on duty.
Fellow Firefighters began immediate resuscitation efforts along
with a Medic crew that was on duty at the fire station. Brother
Kent Long was quickly transported to Carolinas Medical Center
where continued efforts to resuscitate him were unsuccessful. Our
prayers, thoughts, and support go out to the Kent Long family at
this very difficult time.
The Charlotte Fire Dept family is grateful for the support that
has already been extended to us as we deal with this tragic event.
Firefighter Kent leaves behind his wife Gina and three children.
Ladder and Engine 23.
MIKE POROWSKI PHOTO, CFP-3419
From USFA/DHS:
The United States
Fire Administration (USFA) has received notice of the following
firefighter fatality:Name: Kent
Furman Long
Rank: Firefighter
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Status: Career
Years of Service: 17
Date of Incident: 12/01/2006
Time of Incident: 1800 hours
Date of Death: 12/01/2006
Fire Department: Charlotte Fire Department
Address: 228 East 9th Street, Charlotte, NC 28202
Telephone: 704-336-2791
Fire Chief: Luther L. Fincher, Jr.
Incident Description: Firefighter Long collapsed at the fire
station while exercising. Other firefighters immediately began
resuscitation efforts and transported him to Carolinas Medical
Center where he passed away from hypertrophic obstructive
cardiomyopathy (HOCM).
Funeral Arrangements: The funeral service
was held on December 4th with interment at the Evergreen City
Cemetery.
Memorial Fund Contact and Address:
Memorials may be donated to the Kent Long Children's Memorial
Fund, C/o Charlotte Fire Department Credit Union, 2100
Commonwealth Ave., Charlotte, North Carolina 28205.
Condolences to the family may be sent to
www.mem.com.
Tribute is being paid to Firefighter Kent
Furman Long at
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fatalities/
To date, 94 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA
in 2006.
Member of Fire Station 23 carry their brother to the funeral
home.
DAVID WATSON
PHOTO, CFP-3662
The arrangements are as follows:
Mr. Kent Furman Long, 44, of Indian
Trail, died Friday, December 1, 2006 at Carolinas Medical Center,
Charlotte.
The family will
receive friends from 9:30 – 11:15 a.m. Monday, December 4, 2006 at
Hickory Grove Baptist Church. A funeral service will follow at
11:30 a.m. in the church sanctuary with The Reverend Dr. Joe B.
Brown officiating. Interment will follow at Evergreen City
Cemetery.
Kent was born
March 2, 1962 in Charlotte, the son of Nancy Hubbard Long of
Charlotte and the late Hazel Furman "Johnny" Long. He was a 1980
graduate of Garinger High School and a graduate of University of
North Carolina – Charlotte. Kent was a Firefighter II with the
Charlotte Fire Department Station 23 at Hickory Grove. He was a
member of Hickory Grove Baptist Church and the Mint Hill Masonic
Lodge. Kent will be remembered as a loving and dedicated husband
and father and he will be deeply missed by his family and his
extended "fire department family".
In addition to
his mother, Kent is survived by his beloved wife, Regina Skeens
Long; his children, Lance, Callie, and Gage all of the home;
in-laws, Ray and Elaine Skeens of Indian Trail; and
brother-in-law, Kelly Skeens of San Antonio, TX.
In lieu of
flowers, memorials are requested to the Kent Long Children's
Memorial Fund, C/O Charlotte Fire Department Credit Union, 2100
Commonwealth Ave., Charlotte, NC 28205. Condolences to the
family may be made at www.mem.com.
McEwen Funeral Home is responding to the needs of the Long family.
7428 Matthews-Mint Hill Road, Charlotte, 704-545-4864
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