Retired Wareham firefighter dies of occupational cancer Share Updated: 12:55 PM EST Jan 22, 2021 Wareham Fire Department Share Updated: 12:55 PM EST Jan 22, 2021 The Wareham Fire Department is mourning the loss of a former member. Retired Firefighter David Wahlstrom died of occupational cancer, the department announced Friday. Because of the type of cancer, the department reported the sad news as a line of duty death. Please keep David, his family and our department in your prayers, officials wrote on Facebook. Earlier this week, the first responder community in Wareham suffered another tragedy when a retired police officer died of COVID-19 complications.
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