TX Firefighter Dies While Operating at Fire Scene

Nov. 17, 2021
Ross Estabrooks, a member of the Tri-Lakes Volunteer Fire Department in Pittsburg, suffered a heart attack at a house fire.

A volunteer firefighter in east Texas died last week after suffering a medical emergency at a “very low level” residential fire.

According to a report from KLTV News, Tri-Lakes Volunteer Fire Department member Ross Estabrooks died while operating at the scene of a fire in a small house on Friday night. The Tri-Lakes VFD is headquartered in Pittsburg in Camp County.

Initial reports state that Estabrooks experienced a heart attack and was transported to a local hospital where he died.

No other information is available at this time.

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