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Summary Veteran Scott County, Virginia, firefighter James Ward collapsed and died Saturday while working alongside a crew fighting a three-acre blaze.

Content <p>A firefighter collapsed and died while battling a <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/disasters/wildfire" target="_blank" rel="noopener">3-acre wildfire</a> in southwestern Virginia, officials said.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/massive-5-alarm-fire-breaks-brooklyn-catholic-church-during-easter-sunday-services" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>MASSIVE 5-ALARM FIRE BREAKS OUT AT BROOKLYN CATHOLIC CHURCH DURING EASTER SUNDAY SERVICES</strong></a></p><p>Firefighter James C. Ward collapsed Saturday while working with a crew to extinguish the fire that broke out in Scott County, the Virginia Department of Forestry said in a statement posted on social media. Ward was taken to Holston Valley Medical Center in <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/southeast/tennessee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kingsport, Tennessee</a>, but he did not recover.</p><p>Ward, a <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/southeast/virginia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Scott County</a> resident, was an experienced part-time firefighter who had worked with the agency since 1998, officials said. He leaves behind a wife and son.</p><p>"Please keep James’ loved ones and his firefighter family in your thoughts and prayers," State Forester Rob Farrell said in a statement. "And remember, everything you do to prevent wildfires helps protect our brave first responders."</p><p>The blaze was contained Saturday. The cause is under investigation, officials said.</p>

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