KNOTTS ISLAND, N.C. — Knotts Island Volunteer Fire Department Chief Scott Morrison died Sunday night at a working brush fire after suffering an apparent cardiac and respiratory arrest. Rescue workers on scene were unable to resuscitate Chief Morrison.
According to Chief Morrison’s Facebook page, he served on four fire departments since graduating from the fire academy in 1986. He has been chief at Knotts Island since 2010.
WAVY.com spoke to Morrison’s close friend, Andrew Carl. Carl said the community is devastated after losing Morrison.
“I’m sitting here talking to other people about what happened,” said Carl. “We’re all talking about what our last words to that man were. I can’t speak more highly about the dedicated fire chief then to say this is a great loss to myself, to my family, as well as our close friends.”