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In the Line of Duty
Michael "Bubba" Eric Pennell, Taylorsville, NC
4/17/2017
Name: Michael "Bubba" Eric Pennell Rank: Captain Age: 49 Gender: Male Status: Part-Time (Paid) Years of Service: 31 Date of Incident: 04/17/2017 Time of Incident: 1345hrs Date of Death: 04/17/2017 Fire Department: Central Alexander Fire Department Address: 173 Emergency Street, Taylorsville, NC 28681-2676 Fire Department Chief: Matthew Jordan Incident Description: While on-duty at the Central Alexander Fire Department, Captain Michael Pennell suffered a medical emergency and collapsed in the bay of the apparatus room as he completed station duties. He was transferred to the Frye Regional Medical Center where he succumbed to a nature and cause of fatal injury still to be reported. Incident Location: 173 Emergency Street, Taylorsville, NC 28681-2676