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Off-duty firefighter killed in tree cutting accident

Steven Trzaska, 49, was working alone on his farm when he was fatally struck while cutting trees

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Dayton Daily News

HUBER HEIGHTS, Ohio — Flags were flown at half-staff at Huber Heights fire and police facilities across the city Monday in honor of a firefighter who died in an off-duty accident Sunday afternoon.

Steven Trzaska was working alone on his farm in the 11000 block of Bruns Road in McLean Twp., Shelby County, when he was fatally struck while cutting trees, according to the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office. He was 49.

The military veteran and Huber Heights firefighter for nearly 20 years previously worked for the Springfield Fire Division. His colleagues at the Huber Heights Fire Division were notified of the accident soon after.

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