Arizona: LODD - ADC Fire Crew Guard

Arizona prison guard dies on wildfire duty - Douglas Falconer a prison guard who was working with an inmate firefighting crew has died while fighting a blaze near Lake Havasu City.
The officer, Douglas Falconer, 46, apparently died of natural causes, the agency said in a statement released Oct. 2. No more details were available.
"Officers and inmates alike responded immediately, and emergency medical assistance made every effort to revive Officer Falconer," according to the statement.
Falconer was assigned to the Arizona State Prison Phoenix-Globe inmate wildland fire crew.
The 46-year-old Globe resident first joined the corrections department in 2004 and is survived by his wife.

PHOENIX - The Arizona Department of Corrections spokesman Bill Lamoreaux says Douglas Falconer a prison guard who was working with an inmate firefighting crew has died while fighting a blaze near Lake Havasu City.
Douglas was working on a fire on the Havasu National Wildlife Refuge when he collapsed shortly after beginning to work the fire line on Wednesday.
Corrections spokesman Bill Lamoreaux says he died of apparent natural causes despite lifesaving efforts by fellow crewmembers.
The Globe crew was working on a fire line to contain the Sacramento Fire near the California border at the time of Falconer's death.
The crew had responded to seven previous wildfires in the past two seasons, DOC officials said.
Falconer is survived by his wife.
Flags at state facilities will be lowered to half-staff the day of Falconer's funeral services, which have not yet been arranged.

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