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Fallen Baltimore firefighter Racheal Wilson remembered 10 years after her death

Wilson killed in training exercise in 2007
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Ten years ago, a cadet firefighter lost her life.

On Thursday, a special ceremony was held in honor of Racheal Wilson, a firefighter and EMT recruit when she died during a training exercise on South Calverton Road.

To mark the 10th anniversary of her death, the African-American Fire Fighters Historical Society presented a proclamation at the site where she died.

 Wilson was the first female member of Baltimore City Fire Department to die in the line of duty.

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