The Officers and Members of the Salisbury Township Fire Company wish to extend our deepest condolences to our brothers and sisters at the Lancaster Township Fire Department(Station 6-6) on the sudden Line Of Duty death of Lieutenant Keith Rankin on Sunday morning, September 25, 2011.\
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Along with other members of the LTFD, Lieutenant Rankin was participating in a fire training exercise at the Lancaster County Firemens Association burn building on Pequea Lane in West Lampeter Township when he was struck ill. Despite immediate care, Lieutenant Rankin never recovered.\
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Lieutenant Rankin leaves behind his wife, and two stepdaughters; he also served as a law enforcement officer with the City of Lancaster.