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Alabama Forestry Commission Medical Fatality 1998

  • Incident Information:

  • Location:

    Alabama
  • Date:

    07/06/1998
  • Incident Type:

    Medical or Exertion
  • Description:

    Firefighter Goodwin was stricken with a heart attack at the scene of a wildland fire. The fire was caused by children playing with bottle rockets. Firefighter Goodwin had been operating on the scene for about four hours. He had been plowing a fire line.