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Tenn. firefighter suffers fatal medical emergency after call

Vonore Firefighter Robert Lewis Jr. died after responding to a call before his shift

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By Bill Carey
FireRescue1

VONORE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Fire Chiefs Association announced the line-of-duty death of a firefighter after he responded to an earlier call.

The association stated that Vonore Firefighter Robert Lewis Jr. suffered an apparent medical emergency on Jan. 25 after responding to a call before his shift at the Vonore Fire Department.

“Firefighter Lewis has worked for the Vonore Fire Department for the past four years and leaves behind his wife and four children,” the association stated.