Knotts Island Volunteer Fire Chief Scott Morrison died while fighting a fire Sunday night, reports wavy.com.
Morrison collapsed into respiratory and cardiac arrest while working to suppress a brush fire. Morrison was treated at the scene by Currituck EMS and on the way to a Virginia hospital. He was pronounced dead at 5:30 p.m.
The Knotts Island Volunteer Fire Department responded to the scene around 3:18 p.m., along with members of the Currituck County EMS and Currituck County Sheriff’s Office.
According to his Facebook page , Morrison became a firefighter in 1984 and worked his way up through the ranks. He leaves behind a wife, Jessica, and two children.
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