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MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. — The Martin County Fire-Rescue Division is mourning the loss of one of its own.
Fred Pierno Jr. died Wednesday at his Port Saint Lucie home due to an illness he contracted on the job. He is the first firefighter to die in the line of duty in the history of the agency.
Pierno has been under medical treatment since October 2006 for a Hepatitis C Virus infection he sustained while performing his firefighter duties.
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