Mississippi Fire Chief Collapses, Dies after Alarm

GEORGE COUNTY, MS (WLOX) – Bobby Dunnaway was doing what he always did. He was protecting people in George County. On Sunday night, protecting the community meant putting out a car fire.

It was 8:20 p.m. The burning car was on Highway 612, about two miles west of the Howell fire station. Chief Dunnaway responded to the scene. While working to extinguish the fire, something went wrong. George County’s sheriff says Dunnaway suffered some sort of medical emergency. The chief collapsed, and later died.

Chief Dunnaway was the long time chief of the Howell Volunteer Fire Department.

 

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