NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — A firefighter was pronounced dead Monday after a fellow firefighter found him unconscious and unresponsive in his office at an Air National Guard base.
Assistant Chief Edward Vanner, Jr., 58, with the 143d Fire & Emergency Services — Quonset ANG Base, was transported to Kent Hospital but he could not be revived, according to the USFA.
Chief Vanner was a 23-year fire department veteran; services will be held June 23, at the Iannotti Funeral Home.