SAINT DAVID, Ariz. (AP) - Saint David Fire District officials say a probationary firefighter has died during a training exercise in southern Arizona.
They say 36-year-old Joshua Eugin collapsed during the drill Wednesday and was taken to Benson Hospital, where he later died.
Authorities say Eugin was participating in a “blackout drill” in which firefighters simulate rescuing victims from a structure filled with fake smoke, which simulates potential conditions during a fire.
They say Eugin is a former Marine and he’s survived by a daughter and a fiancee.
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