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22 March 2024
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Retired Sacramento fire captain who searched for survivors on 9/11 dies from job-related cancer
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Randy Gross, a retired captain with the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District, died over the weekend after a battle with job-related cancer, the district said Tuesday, 19 March 2024. He leaves behind his wife and four children. Gross served as captain for Metro Fire for 16 years until his retirement in July 2017. To begin his career, Gross served as a volunteer with the El Dorado Hills Fire Department before being hired as a Metro Fire firefighter in 1989. Six months after being named captain, Gross and an urban search and rescue (USAR) task force, including his USAR dog, Dusty, travelled across the country to help search for survivors at the World Trade Centre in New York City on 11 September 2001.
"Let us honour Captain Gross's legacy by keeping his wife Donna, his loved ones, and friends in our thoughts and prayers during this challenging time. Always Remembered, Never Forgotten," Metro Fire said in a social media post announcing Gross' passing.
Gross died after his battle with cancer on Sunday, 17 March 2024.
Source: CBS News
"Let us honour Captain Gross's legacy by keeping his wife Donna, his loved ones, and friends in our thoughts and prayers during this challenging time. Always Remembered, Never Forgotten," Metro Fire said in a social media post announcing Gross' passing.
Gross died after his battle with cancer on Sunday, 17 March 2024.
Source: CBS News