Baxter County volunteer firefighter dies after responding to fire

BAXTER COUNTY, AR (KAIT) -A Baxter County volunteer firefighter died in the line of duty.

Repost from ASFFA VP Jeff Jones in re: Arkansas LODD. ARKANSAS-We regret to pass on to you that Driver/Engineer Michael...
Posted by Arkansas State Fire Fighter Association / Northeast District on Tuesday, April 30, 2019

According to a Facebook post from the Arkansas State Fire Fighter Association, 75-year-old Michael Watkins, a driver and engineer with the Northeast Lakeside Fire Department in Mountain Home, suffered a heart attack while responding to a brush fire on Sunday, April 21.

According to the post, Watkins was taken to the hospital where he passed away on Wednesday, April 24.

The post asks to remember Watkins and his family in prayer during this time.

A celebration of life will be on Saturday, May 4.