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Dallas firefighter dies after cancer battle on his 48th birthday
Summary by The Dallas Editorial Desk Tracy DeLatte , as published by FOX 4 (KDFW)
· August 4, 2026
· 1 min read
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Dallas Fire-Rescue is mourning driver and engineer Ted Carpenter, a 22-year department veteran who died on his 48th birthday following a battle with stage four cancer.
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What is this story about? Dallas Fire-Rescue is mourning driver and engineer Ted Carpenter, a 22-year department veteran who died on his 48th birthday following a battle with stage four cancer.
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