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20-Year-Old North Carolina Firefighter Dies on Duty After Medical Emergency
- Jake Bridges, a 20-year-old firefighter and emergency medical technician with the Hickory Fire Department, passed away while on duty early Thursday morning in Catawba County.
- The death followed a structure fire that began shortly before 2 a.m., after which Bridges returned to the station and suffered a medical emergency around 5:08 a.m.
- Fire crews extinguished the fire, cleared the scene by 4:52 a.m., and tried to save Bridges at the station before transporting him to a hospital where he later died.
- Hickory Fire Chief Matt Hutchinson announced the passing of firefighter Jake Bridges while on duty and stated that they are collaborating with state agencies to investigate the incident.
- After Bridges' death, multiple fire departments from across North Carolina provided staffing support to Hickory, highlighting statewide solidarity in response to the loss.
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