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In the Line of Duty
James R. Varnell, Elm City, NC
2/2/2016
Name: James R. Varnell Rank: Firefighter Age: 53 Gender: Male Status: Volunteer Years of Service: 20+ Date of Incident: 02/02/2016 Time of Incident: 2129hrs Date of Death: 02/02/2016 Fire Department: Bakertown Volunteer Fire Department Address: 6505 Webb Lake Road, Elm City, NC 27822 Fire Department Chief: Kevin Gardner Incident Description: Firefighter Varnell was at the fire department attending training. As Varnell was preparing to depart, he became ill and fellow responders quickly came to his aid with basic life support measures. As more assistance arrived, advanced life support was provided as Varnell was transported to the hospital where he succumbed to a nature and cause of injury still to be determined.