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03-17-2009, 10:02 AM
A Missouri firefighter died Saturday, March 14 after suffering an apparent heart attack while fighting a grass fire.
Lt. Roger Vorwark, 49, was a five-year veteran of the Odessa Fire and Rescue Protection Division. Emergency crews tended to him at the scene before he was taken by helicopter to an Independence hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to published reports.
The Missouri Fire Service Funeral Assistance Team has contacted the department, and offered their help.
Vorwark began serving his 30-year career with the Mayview Fire Department and later joined Odessa Fire and Rescue in 2004. In May 2008, he began his paid career with Odessa. Just one week prior to his death, he was promoted to the position of lieutenant, according to the MFSFAT.
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Lt. Roger Vorwark, 49, was a five-year veteran of the Odessa Fire and Rescue Protection Division. Emergency crews tended to him at the scene before he was taken by helicopter to an Independence hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to published reports.
The Missouri Fire Service Funeral Assistance Team has contacted the department, and offered their help.
Vorwark began serving his 30-year career with the Mayview Fire Department and later joined Odessa Fire and Rescue in 2004. In May 2008, he began his paid career with Odessa. Just one week prior to his death, he was promoted to the position of lieutenant, according to the MFSFAT.
Firehouse.com News
http://cms.firehouse.com/web/online/In-The-Line-Of-Duty/Missouri-Firefighter-Collapses--Dies-at-Fire/39$63081