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Lost Hills Fire Medical Fatality 1974

  • Location:

    California
  • Date:

    08/03/1974
  • Incident Type:

    Medical or Exertion
  • Description:

    Thomas Rugan Cotter, a battalion chief with Kern County Fire Department in California, suffered a fatal heart attack while on scene of a range fire in the Lost Hills area of Kern County. Further information regarding the fire and the death of Cotter is not readily available.