A firefighter-paramedic with the St. Lucie County Fire District died Saturday morning while on duty, just over a year after his brother, also a member of the department, died in similar circumstances. Austin Hodge joined the district on July 17, 2017, and served the community for more than nine years. He was assigned to Station 9 in Fort

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