A fundraising campaign has been established through the Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts Foundation to support the family of Elizabeth Marie Hunt, a 35-year-old Walpole firefighter and paramedic who died on Tuesday.
Hunt, of Abington, joined the Walpole Fire Department in April 2022, serving in Group 1 at Station 1. She had recently earned a master’s degree from Waldorf University in May 2026 as she pursued leadership opportunities in the fire service. Before becoming a firefighter/paramedic, she worked as a personal trainer and held a fifth-degree black belt in karate after 23 years of training and teaching.
She is survived by her wife, Stephanie McKinnon, a Massachusetts State Police dispatcher. The couple had been together for 10 years and married for 6…