Calif. firefighter dies after responding to grass fire

Calif. firefighter dies after responding to grass fire

07 October 2010

published by www.firerescue1.com

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USA —  A firefighter died after suffering a heart attack at a fire over the weekend.

Sacramento, Calif., Metropolitan Fire District Firefighter Jim Saunders collapsed while fighting a grass fire.

Firefighter Saunders, a 22-year veteran of the department, was treated on scene by firefighter/paramedics and transported to a local hospital, where he died Thursday morning.

A Line of Duty Death Funeral is tentatively scheduled for Oct. 12.

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