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The fire department in Avon, Massachusetts, is mourning one of their own, a firefighter/paramedic who died Christmas Eve.
Justin Powers had been with the Avon Fire Department since mid-2020, the agency announced Thursday. They didn't share details about what led to his death, only saying he died unexpectedly.
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"Please keep the Powers family and members of the Avon Fire Department in your thoughts and prayers," Avon Fire Chief David Charest said in a news release.
Powers served in the Massachusetts Army National Guard for a decade, graduated in 2021 from the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy and had also worked for Boston MedFlight.
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