By FireRescue1 Staff
LAFAYETTE, Ark. — A wildland firefighter died on Monday after his vehicle crashed in Lafayette.
Arkansas Forestry Commission Firefighter-Ranger Chris Adams, 25, was driving to the scene of a fire when the apparatus reportedly crossed the roadway center line, entered a ditch and overturned, killing him.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
“Chris was a great young guy and a good ranger,” State Forester John T. Shannon told The Arkansas News. “God be with Chris and his family and friends.”
Memorial contributions can be made in honor of Firefighter/Ranger Chris Adams, c/o Arkansas Forestry Commission, Attn: Human Resources Department, 3821 West Roosevelt Road, Little Rock, AR 72204.