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RI Firefighter Died Hours After Assisting with Apparatus at Station

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Jan. 27, 2023 Richmond-Carolina Firefighter Robert “Bob” Thomas Gardner Jr., 55, died of an apparent heart attack.

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Richmond-Carolina Firefighter Robert “Bob” Thomas Gardner Jr.
Richmond-Carolina Firefighter Robert “Bob” Thomas Gardner Jr.

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The Richmond-Carolina Fire District has lost a longtime volunteer.

Firefighter Robert “Bob” Thomas Gardner Jr., 55, was at the fire station putting apparatus and equipment back in service, following a residential structure fire call on Jan. 25.  Sometime in the middle of the night, he suffered an apparent heart attack. according to the U.S. Fire Administration. 

Gardner, a 15-year volunteer, was a past deputy chief.

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