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Notice of Firefighter Fatality: Glasgow, WV

from USFA Firefighter Fatalities

Donald "Donnie" Adkins of the Glasgow Volunteer Fire Department in Glasgow, WV has died as the result of an on-duty incident that occurred on 2010-03-13

Firefighter Adkins was part of a swift water rescue team working on a mutual aid rescue detail. He and two others were in a boat when the motor struck a piece of submerged material causing the motor to quit and the boat to drift away and capsize. Two team members made it to safety but Firefighter Adkins went missing. The men were attempting a rescue in the Beaver area at the time and had already fought the currents to rescue 11 people in another part of the county. Incident Location: Beaver Creek (@ Violet Lane), Raleigh County (USNG: 17S MB 8683 7856).