Firefighter Collapses, Dies After Fighting
Brush Fire
HAYWOOD COUNTY - Agencies from
around the state traveled to Waynesville Saturday to pay
respects to Lt Wayne Yarborough who died on Sunday, March 5,
2006.
Some of the agencies included Waynesville Police, the North
Carolina Fallen Firefighters Foundation, the Charlotte Fire
Department Bagpipers and Honor Guard, the Buncombe County
Honor Guard, the Haywood County Rescue Squad, Haywood EMS,
Asheville Fire-Rescue, Fayetteville Fire, Knoxville, Tennessee
Fire, Bahama Fire (Durham County), Cherokee Fire and numerous
other Haywood County departments.
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Photos:
Michael Bodford (CFP-153)
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HAYWOOD COUNTY - A volunteer firefighter in
Waynesville collapsed at his home Sunday evening shortly after
returning from a brush fire.
Lt. Wayne E. Yarborough, 59, had
assisted the Waynesville Fire Department with a minor brush fire
about an hour before he collapsed after an apparent heart attack,
said Archie Shuler, an investigator with the fire company.
"He was involved with
extinguishing the fire and helped package hose," Shuler said. "He
was getting ready for church when he collapsed."
The volunteer lieutenant, who had
been involved in the town's fire service for 38 years, would have
celebrated his 60th birthday on Tuesday.
"He was a great guy. You couldn't
ask for anyone better...We're all in shock. You just never expect
something like this."
Yarborough is survived by his wife
and two children.
(Firehouse.com)
Lt. Yarborough served his department faithfully along with his
father Robert, brothers John and Willard and son Dewayne. His
daughter Beverly is a Paramedic with the Haywood County Rescue
Squad.
An on-line memorial has been established at wellsfuneralhome.com.
(Joey Webb, Sr., Clyde Fire Department)
The arrangements are as follows:
Visitation will be from 1800 to 2100 hours, Friday, March
10, 2006 at Wells Funeral Home.
Funeral service will be Saturday, March 11, 2006 at 1300
hours at the First United Methodist Church in Waynesville, NC.
Burial will be at Greenhill Cemetery.
The First United Methodist Church is located at 566 South Haywood
Street, Waynesville, NC 28786. Their phone number is 828-456-9475.
Special services to be provided by the Buncombe County Honor
Guard.
The Waynesville Fire Department is located at 21 Main Street,
Waynesville, NC, 28786. Their email address is
info@waynesvillefire.org.
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Related Links:
Waynesville Fire Department Website
North Carolina Fallen Firefighter's Foundation
FireNews.net List of LODDs
Article on Haywood County News
On-Line
Memorial at Wells Funeral Home
The United States Fire
Administration (USFA) has received notice of the following
firefighter fatality:Name: Wayne
Edward Yarborough
Rank: Lieutenant
Age: 59
Gender: Male
Status: Volunteer
Years of Service: 38
Date of Incident: 3/05/2006
Time of Incident: 1720 hours
Date of Death: 3/05/2006
Department Name: Waynesville Fire
Department
Address: 21 South Main St., Waynesville, NC
28786
Telephone: 828-456-6151
Department Chief: William Fowler
Incident Description: Lieutenant Yarborough
had responded to and worked a brush fire. Approximately one hour
after returning home, Yarborough collapsed from an apparent heart
attack. Attempts by emergency medical personnel to revive
Yarborough were unsuccessful.
Memorial Fund Contact and Address: In
memory of Lieutenant Wayne Edward Yarborough, c/o Waynesville Fire
Department, South Main Street, Waynesville, NC 28786
Tribute is being paid to Lieutenant
Yarborough at:
http://www.usfa.fema.gov/fatalities/
To date, 13 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA
in 2006.
(USFA)
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