The Gates Fire District is recognizing 50 years since the Line of Duty Death of Firefighter Charles MacPherson by flying flags at its fire stations at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on September 13.
On Saturday, September 13, 1975, FF MacPherson responded from Station 2 to 2300 Spencerport Road along with other volunteer firefighters for a reported barn fire. While responding on the apparatus to the scene, FF MacPherson experienced a medical event and went into cardiac arrest. The other firefighters started cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and FF MacPherson was transported to, then, Park Ridge Hospital where he later died.
Charles MacPherson was an eight-year member of the Gates-Chili Fire Department. A bronze plaque located at the Headquarters Station, 2355 Chili Avenue, stands in recognition of Firefighter MacPherson and his ultimate sacrifice to his community.
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