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(Update) Ionia firefighter dies after accident in Chickasaw County

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October 23rd, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) –  In an update to our previous report, authorities in northeast Iowa say a Chickasaw County firefighter died in an accident involving two department vehicles, Sunday. A report from the Iowa State Patrol says an Ionia fire truck and a U-T-V converted for firefighting were trying to pass a slow moving tractor as they responded to a fire call around 4 p-m. The fire truck struck the back of the U-T-V, causing it to roll. The driver 43-year-old Anthony Hoffman of Ionia was ejected. Hoffman was flown to Mayo Clinic in Minnesota where he later died.