The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Fire Chief Rick Winkles, 53, of the Trumann Fire Department on January 28, 2014.
Fire Chief Winkles suffered an apparent heart attack while working at the scene of an accidental grass fire that spread to and destroyed a nearby residence. Winkles was treated by fellow responders at the scene then transported to the hospital where he passed away.
Tribute is being paid to Fire Chief Rick Winkles at http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/
To date, 7 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2014. Year-to-date and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online at http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/fatalityData/statistics
Fatality status is provisional and may change as USFA contacts State Fire Marshals to verify fatality incident information.
USFA: Arkansas On-Duty Death
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