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Procession from Charleston to Welch honors fallen McDowell County firefighter

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CHARLESTON/WELCH, WV (WOWK) - On Friday, Family, friends and colleagues honored the life of a McDowell County firefighter who died in the line of duty Monday. A procession for War Volunteer Fire Department Deputy Chief Jeffrey Lawson stepped off on Bigley Avenue in Charleston Friday morning heading for Douglas Mortuary in Welch. Lawson, 54, died while responding to a fire in the Jolo area Monday. According to the West Virginia State Fire Marshal…

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Procession from Charleston to Welch honors fallen McDowell County firefighter

24 hours ago·Charleston, United States

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Beckley Register-Herald

Procession held for fallen McDowell County firefighter

WELCH, W.Va. — State Fire Marshal Chief Deputy Robbie Bailey says Firefighter Jeffrey Lawson was just answering the call and doing his duty of saving others on his way to battle a structure fire in McDowell County when he tragically…

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