Name: George Underwood
Rank: Fire Chief
Age: 64
Gender: Male
Status: Volunteer
Years of Service: 25
Date of Incident: 04/02/2014
Time of Incident: 1800hrs
Date of Death: 04/02/2014
Fire Department: Lake Volunteer Fire Department
Address: PO Box 296, Lake, WV 25121
Fire Department Chief: Acting Fire Chief Mike Deskins, Jr.
Incident Description: Fire Chief Underwood responded to a call of localized flooding that was affecting residential properties in the community. While attempting to clear a blocked culvert with a hose line, Underwood fell ill and collapsed at the scene from an apparent heart attack. Chief Underwood was treated by responders and transported to the hospital where he succumbed to his injury.
Incident Location: Craddock Fork RD
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