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Ill. Assistant Fire Chief dies after responding

Hindsboro Community Fire Protection District Assistant Fire Chief Thomas Innes was 61

By FireRescue1 Staff

HINDSBORO, Ill. — A firefighter in Illinois died on Sunday after responding to a medical call.

Hindsboro Community Fire Protection District Assistant Fire Chief Thomas Innes helped transport a patient on Saturday, then returned to his fire station and readied equipment.

Shortly after returning home, Assistant Fire Chief Innes, 61, became ill and was transported to a hospital where he died.