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Thursday, January 12, 2023

FEDERAL HEIGHTS - 1976

On Jan. 7, 1976, Guyon Zimmerman, 60, a volunteer firefighter with Colorado's Federal Heights Fire Department, suffered a fatal heart attack at a trailer park fire, according to the next day's Rocky Mountain News.

Zimmerman was airlifted to St. Anthony's Hospital from the Countryside Village Mobile Home Park at 9850 North Federal Boulevard, the newspaper reported.

The fire heavily damaged the trailer home of Dale Roush.

Zimmerman, who resided at 2000 West 92nd Ave., was survived by his wife Nellie B. Zimmerman, mayor pro-tem of Federal Heights, and two adult daughters.

The Rocky Mountain News made no mention of other injuries, the suspected cause of the fire, mutual aid, etc.

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