A Plainfield firefighter lost his life while battling a fire in a two family home on Emerson Avenue. A mayday call for a firefighter down in the home was sent out shortly after 8:00 A.M. Firefighter Marques Hudson was removed from the home within minutes and rushed to the hospital but succumbed despite an hour long effort by doctors to revive him. He is believed to be the first Plainfield firefighter fatality in firefighting operations in its history. 1/26/24.