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Fla. firefighter dies responding to fire station

Lee Community Volunteer Fire Department Captain James Von Roden was 49

By FireRescue1 Staff

MADISON COUNTY, Fla. — A Florida volunteer firefighter died on the way to a fire station while responding to a call on Saturday.

Lee Community Volunteer Fire Department Captain James Von Roden, 49, collapsed while responding to a report of an outdoor fire.

Captain Von Roden was transported to a local hospital, where he died.