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With deep sadness, @vatf1 announces the line-of-duty-death of Master Technician Raul Perla from occupational cancer. He was a 20 year member of our team, deploying to 12 disasters. He was an exceptional leader, mentor, and friend, known for his life motto, “Others Before Self”.



Fairfax County Fire/Rescue@ffxfirerescue
With deep sadness FCFRD announces the line-of-duty death of Master Technician Raul Perla on 3/5/26 from occupational cancer. MTech Perla served with FCFRD for 28 years. He retired in December 2023. He was known for his life motto, “Others Before Self”. He will be greatly missed.
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