OFF DUTY DEATH: San Bernardino City Fire captain died unexpectedly Monday

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SAN BERNARDINO CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT MOURNS THE LOSS OF FIRE CAPTAIN

It is with great sadness that the San Bernardino Fire Department announces the passing of Fire Captain Creighton (Creig) Nece. Creig was a 19 year veteran of the fire department and died during the morning hours on 3/2/09 while in the hospital recovering from back injuries sustained in an off-road vehicle accident last week.

Creig leaves behind his wife and two adult children. He was so very well respected within the fire service community, but more importantly he was loved and respected as a great man with tremendous integrity and character by all who knew him

Memorial services for Captain Nece are as follows:

• A "Viewing Ceremony" will be held at Bobbitt Memorial Chapel on March 9th, 2009 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM. - located at 1299 E. Highland Ave, San Bernardino, CA 92404

• Memorial Services will be held at "The Packing House" on Tuesday, March 10th, 2009 at 11:00 AM - located at 27165 San Bernardino, Ave Redlands, CA. 92404. Immediately following there will be a procession to Monticeto Memorial Park, located at 24145 Barton Rd. Loma Linda, CA. 92354
  

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PIO Eric Esquivel, Battalion Chief
San Bernardino Fire Department
909.693.6493
esquivel_er@sbcity.org

Update: San Bernardino fire captain dies after off-duty accident

A San Bernardino City Fire Department captain died suddenly Monday while hospitalized for injuries suffered in an off-road vehicle accident less than a week earlier, his colleagues said.

Creighton Nece, 53, of Oak Hills, fractured his back Feb. 24 when he was thrown from his quad in Glamis while off-duty.

He was flown to Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, where friends reported that he seemed to be improving as recently as Sunday. "It was completely unexpected," said Battalion Chief Eric Esquivel. "The guys are feeling pretty depressed. He was a genuinely nice guy."

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Firefighters were told that Nece would be in a brace for about five weeks and didn't know of any conditions that would have led to his death, Esquivel said.

An autopsy will be conducted.

Engineer Bobby Roset, a longtime friend, said Nece owned property in Glamis and Arizona and enjoyed camping, elk hunting and UCLA football.

Nece was a 19-year department veteran and previously had worked for the U.S. Forest Service.

He is survived by his wife, Cathy, and two children, Brianna, 20, and Zachary, 18. Zachary was to wed in Las Vegas this weekend, Roset said.
Funeral arrangements are pending.

A San Bernardino City Fire captain died unexpectedly Monday about a week after an off-duty off-road vehicle accident.

Creighton Nece, 53, was injured Feb. 24 when he was thrown from his quad in Glamis, fire Battalion Chief Eric Esquivel said. He was airlifted to Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, where he died. Officials said he appeared to be recovering from a back injury suffered in that accident.

"It was completely unexpected," Esquivel said. "The guys are feeling pretty depressed. He was a genuinely nice guy."

Colleagues were told that Nece would be in a brace for roughly five weeks, and were unaware of any conditions that would have led to his death, Esquivel said. An autopsy will determine the cause of death.

Nece was a 19-year department veteran and had worked for the U.S. Forest Service. He is survived by his wife and two adult children.

Funeral arrangements are pending.

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