LODD - San Bernardino County Fire - Capt. Vance Tomaselli
Ca-BDU- Jenks Lake Fire engine crash
It is with deep regret that we advise you that Captain Vance Tomaselli of the San Bernardino County Fire Department has died in the Line of Duty after suffering a stroke while driving an engine company on a fire call last Saturday.
Captain Tomaselli, who joined the Fire Department 27 years ago, underwent surgery Saturday, but succumbed to his medical emergency.
According to reports, he was trying to tell his fire dispatchers that he knew something was wrong with himself, and he was trying to get off the road when he sideswiped a tree. At noon last Saturday, the 60-year-old Fire Captain and a trainee were responding to a structure fire in Angelus Oaks.
If Tomaselli had lost control of the engine, the rig likely would have plunged down a mountainside, a SBCFD spokesman said. That could have killed both occupants. Instead, Captain Tomaselli negotiated the turn where other firefighters came to his aid and summoned a medical helicopter....he probably saved the life of his crew member.
Our sincere condolences to all affected by this loss.
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