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Ponca Hills firefighter passes away fighting brush fire
The Ponca Hills Volunteer Fire Department lost a firefighter who had served them for 50 years
March 11, 2021 6:20 am
courtesy: Ponca Hills Fire Department
PONCA HILLS, Neb. (KLKN)- The Ponca Hills Volunteer Fire Department had a sad announcement to make–the death of one of their own.
Ponca Hills Firefighter Paramedic Dennis M. Bender passed away as the result of a medical emergency while working on a large brush fire east of Fort Calhoun in rural Washington County. Firefighter Bender had served the Ponca Hills department for 50 years. He was a Certified Paramedic in the state of Nebraska at when he died he was the senior active Paramedic in the state.