Firefighter James Richard Smith

Firefighter Smith and the members of his Fire Department responded to an early morning structure fire involving a manufactured home.

Approximately 90 minutes into the incident, Firefighter Smith told another firefighter that he did not feel well. The other firefighter provided Firefighter Smith with some water and assisted him to an ambulance. Firefighter Smith told the ambulance attendants that he did not feel well and was having difficulty breathing. He then suddenly collapsed. He was treated at the scene by paramedics and transported to the hospital. The cause of death was listed as coronary artery thrombosis.

The cause of the fire was listed as careless smoking.

For more info see NIOSH report

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/reports/face200425.html