The person who served as Calgary’s fireplace chief for 9 years, together with throughout the 2013 floods, has died.
Bruce Burrell was the pinnacle of the town’s fireplace division from 2005 to 2014 and handed away Monday from lung transplant problems, his spouse Jennifer mentioned on-line.
He was 65.
In June 2017, Burrell was recognized with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF), in response to a GoFundMe web page.
The prognosis was terminal and had little or no choices for remedy.
IPF causes many signs together with shortness of breath, continual cough, chest tightness and lack of power.
Jennifer says Burrell “fought loss of life as much as this last breath” and that she has “by no means recognized a stronger will to stay.”
In a put up to X, the Canadian Affiliation of Hearth Chiefs (CAFC) confirmed his passing, saying the previous Hearth Chief of the Yr “introduced a level of dedication unmatched by many to firefighter security.”
We’re saddened to share that Chief Bruce Burrell, a previous president of @CdnFireChiefs and a former Hearth Chief of the Yr, has handed away. Chief Burrell introduced a level of dedication unmatched by many to firefighter security. He will likely be remembered. Our condolences. @chiefmcmullen pic.twitter.com/BzVoLV2aJO
— CAFC/ACCP (@CdnFireChiefs) March 13, 2024
