Biographical Info
Age: 59
Additional Info: Lt. Wayne Yarborough had served in his department for 38 years.
Incident Details
Cause of Death: Yarborough collapsed at home shortly after battling a brush fire. His exact cause of death is still under investigation.
Date of Incident: March 5, 2006
Funeral for Waynesville, N.C., firefighter to be held Saturday
By JON OSTENDORFF
Haywood County News (North Carolina)
WAYNESVILLE, N.C. — Friends and family of a Waynesville firefighter who died Sunday will gather this weekend to pay their respects.
Wayne Yarborough had 38 years on the job, said Chief Bill Fowler today.
He died at home after responding to a brush fire near Caviler Arms Apartments on March 5. He will be listed as a firefighter who died in the line of duty because he died immediately following the fire.
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