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LODD: W.Va. fire chief dies responding vehicle crash

Chief Pierson suffered an apparent heart attack; efforts to revive him were unsuccessful

WSAZ

JACKSON COUNTY, W.Va. — A volunteer fire department is grieving the loss of their chief, who died while preparing to respond to an emergency. It happened about 5:15 a.m. Saturday.

Director of Jackson County Emergency Services, Walter Smittle tells WSAZ.com that Southern Jackson Volunteer Fire Chief Charlie Pierson died from a heart attack.

Smittle says Chief Pierson was in an emergency vehicle — getting ready to respond to a car crash when the heart attack happened.

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