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In the Line of Duty
John Burns, Myrtle Beach, SC
12/3/2014
Name: John Burns Rank: Lieutenant Age: 50 Gender: Male Status: Career Years of Service: 26 Date of Incident: 12/03/2014 Time of Incident: 0645hrs Date of Death: 12/03/2014 Fire Department: Myrtle Beach Fire Department Address: PO Box 2468, 921-B Oak ST, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577 Fire Department Chief: Alvin Payne Incident Description: Lieutenant Burns was discovered by other firefighters unresponsive in his bed at the fire station early in the morning where he was pronounced deceased from a nature and cause of fatal injury still to be determined. In addition to other duties, Lieutenant Burns had responded to one or more emergency alarms earlier during his shift. Incident Location: Myrtle Beach Fire Department Fire Station 5, 804 79th Avenue North, Myrtle Beach, SC