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01-07-2005, 12:12 AM
Firefighter Killed In I-95 Crash
DeWolf Was Called In Early To Work
POSTED: 12:08 pm EST January 6, 2005
UPDATED: 5:16 pm EST January 6, 2005
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. -- Investigators said poor road conditions were likely a factor in a crash on Interstate 95 Thursday morning in Portsmouth that killed a Newington firefighter.
Lt. Chris DeWolf, 40, was called to his shift early because other firefighters were called out on a report of smoke. His sport utility vehicle flipped over a guardrail on I-95 while he was driving to the station.
DeWolf's fellow firefighters said they are devastated, and their thoughts are with his wife and children.
"He's got two young kids," Lt. Tom McQuade said. "I can't imagine what they're going through."
"He was a very good worker, a great asset," Chief Roy Greenleaf said. "I couldn't ask for anyone better."
DeWolf worked in Newington as a lieutenant for the past six months. He spent 17 years in Dover as a firefighter and paramedic.
"Chris loved the fire service," Dover firefighter Frank Avellino said. "He was big into training and making sure that people knew their jobs."
Dover Capt. David McLean said he will always remember DeWolf for his enthusiasm from his first day.
"He was so excited on his first run that he banged the window so hard he almost broke it," McLean said. "He wanted us to know he was ready to go."
DeWolf was also a reporter for the national Fire and Emergency Training Network. The job placed him in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 11, 2001. He was one of the first to get footage of the attack on the Pentagon.
"He was able to get inside the security line and document the destruction, and it was used in the investigation," McQuade said. "He was very proud of that."
Investigators haven't ruled on a cause of the crash. Police said anyone who saw DeWolf's black Dodge Durango with Maine license plates go off I-95 should call them at (603) 679-3333.
http://www.thewmurchannel.com/news/4055020/detail.html
DeWolf Was Called In Early To Work
POSTED: 12:08 pm EST January 6, 2005
UPDATED: 5:16 pm EST January 6, 2005
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. -- Investigators said poor road conditions were likely a factor in a crash on Interstate 95 Thursday morning in Portsmouth that killed a Newington firefighter.
Lt. Chris DeWolf, 40, was called to his shift early because other firefighters were called out on a report of smoke. His sport utility vehicle flipped over a guardrail on I-95 while he was driving to the station.
DeWolf's fellow firefighters said they are devastated, and their thoughts are with his wife and children.
"He's got two young kids," Lt. Tom McQuade said. "I can't imagine what they're going through."
"He was a very good worker, a great asset," Chief Roy Greenleaf said. "I couldn't ask for anyone better."
DeWolf worked in Newington as a lieutenant for the past six months. He spent 17 years in Dover as a firefighter and paramedic.
"Chris loved the fire service," Dover firefighter Frank Avellino said. "He was big into training and making sure that people knew their jobs."
Dover Capt. David McLean said he will always remember DeWolf for his enthusiasm from his first day.
"He was so excited on his first run that he banged the window so hard he almost broke it," McLean said. "He wanted us to know he was ready to go."
DeWolf was also a reporter for the national Fire and Emergency Training Network. The job placed him in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 11, 2001. He was one of the first to get footage of the attack on the Pentagon.
"He was able to get inside the security line and document the destruction, and it was used in the investigation," McQuade said. "He was very proud of that."
Investigators haven't ruled on a cause of the crash. Police said anyone who saw DeWolf's black Dodge Durango with Maine license plates go off I-95 should call them at (603) 679-3333.
http://www.thewmurchannel.com/news/4055020/detail.html