{"id":133155,"date":"2026-08-07T12:44:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T16:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iaff.org\/news\/el-capitan-retirado-del-cuerpo-de-bomberos-del-condado-de-baltimore-edwin-martin-el-bombero-mas-anciano-del-mundo-fallece-a-los-111-anos\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T09:02:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T13:02:18","slug":"el-capitan-retirado-del-cuerpo-de-bomberos-del-condado-de-baltimore-edwin-martin-el-bombero-mas-anciano-del-mundo-fallece-a-los-111-anos","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.iaff.org\/es\/news\/el-capitan-retirado-del-cuerpo-de-bomberos-del-condado-de-baltimore-edwin-martin-el-bombero-mas-anciano-del-mundo-fallece-a-los-111-anos\/","title":{"rendered":"El capit\u00e1n retirado del Cuerpo de Bomberos del condado de Baltimore Edwin Martin, el bombero m\u00e1s anciano del mundo, fallece a los 111 a\u00f1os"},"content":{"rendered":"<section\n\t class=\"page-blocks iaff-page-blocks align wp-block-acf-page-blocks\" id=\"page-blocks_block_4af7151ba935d586139bb65dc73e286a\">\n\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph \">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El capit\u00e1n retirado del Departamento de Bomberos del condado de Baltimore Edwin \u00abEd\u00bb Martin, reconocido como el bombero vivo de mayor edad del mundo, falleci\u00f3 el 24 de julio en Lehigh Acres, Florida. Ten\u00eda 111 a\u00f1os. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph \">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Martin se incorpor\u00f3 al Departamento de Bomberos del condado de Baltimore (BCFD) en 1943 y pas\u00f3 21 a\u00f1os en la Estaci\u00f3n 9 de Edgemere. A lo largo de su carrera, fue un orgulloso miembro del Local 1311 de Bomberos Profesionales del condado de Baltimore. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph \">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En 1964, Martin se retir\u00f3 del BCFD y se traslad\u00f3 a Florida, donde vivir\u00eda durante m\u00e1s de 60 a\u00f1os.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph \">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La jubilaci\u00f3n no dur\u00f3 mucho para Martin. En 1967, continu\u00f3 su carrera de servicio al incorporarse al Distrito de Control de Incendios y Rescate de Lehigh Acres como voluntario. Posteriormente ocup\u00f3 casi todos los puestos de liderazgo del departamento, sirviendo como jefe interino en 1970 y subjefe de 1971 a 1976.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph \">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La hist\u00f3rica longevidad de Martin atrajo la atenci\u00f3n nacional en sus \u00faltimos a\u00f1os. En junio de 2026, tras el fallecimiento de Luis Cano, de 111 a\u00f1os, de Nueva Jersey, Martin se convirti\u00f3 en el hombre vivo de mayor edad conocido en los Estados Unidos. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph \">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En una declaraci\u00f3n en honor a la vida y el servicio de Martin, el Departamento de Bomberos del condado de Baltimore cerr\u00f3 su homenaje con: \u00abDescanse en paz, capit\u00e1n. Su turno ha terminado, pero su legado nunca ser\u00e1 olvidado\u00bb.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;galleryId&quot;:&quot;6abc05797ebdb&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/gallery\" class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6abc057981677&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6abc057981677\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"995\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" 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data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6abc057982e76\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"532\" height=\"360\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"133136\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iaff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Edwinmartin1950s.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-133136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iaff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Edwinmartin1950s.webp 532w, https:\/\/www.iaff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Edwinmartin1950s-300x203.webp 300w, 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