MA Firefighter Dies Working Montana Wildfire

Wayne Mickle, 48, a firefighter that worked for the Massachusetts Wildfire Crew, Bureau for Forest Fire Control recently died of an apparent heart attack in his tent while working at Boles Meadow (Mineral and Primms Peak) Fire camp in Condon, MT. Mickle was dispatched from his state job to the wildland firefighting assignment with the National Interagency Fire Center. He was battling forest fires near Missoula, Montana (Boles/Rattlesnake fire complex) and had reportedly complained in a phone call to his wife after coming off of the fire line that he was not feeling well and might seek medical attention.

The visitation is scheduled for this afternoon from 4-7 p.m. and the funeral service is tomorrow at 11 a.m. at the Dwyer Funeral Home. The funeral home is located at 776 North St., Pittsfield, MA 01201-4110.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism in care of the Dwyer Funeral Home.

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