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Sun Country Volunteer Fire Department Fatality 2019

  • Incident Information:

  • Location:

    New Mexico
  • Date:

    07/02/2019
  • Incident Type:

    Medical or Exertion
  • Description:

    On July 1, 2019, Chief William "Casey" White responded to a grass fire mutual aid call to a neighboring county at approximately 2130 hours. After returning from the call, Chief White retired for the evening at home around 2400 hours. The next day, he returned to the station at 0930 hours to outfit a new apparatus with equipment. Chief White was found deceased at approximately 1730 hours that afternoon on the bay floor near the apparatus.

    Fatality, Medical or Exertion