{"id":1778,"date":"2017-01-05T08:12:10","date_gmt":"2017-01-05T13:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/?p=1778"},"modified":"2017-01-05T08:12:10","modified_gmt":"2017-01-05T13:12:10","slug":"whispering-pines-firefighter-dies-following-fire-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/whispering-pines-firefighter-dies-following-fire-call\/","title":{"rendered":"Whispering Pines Firefighter Dies Following Fire Call"},"content":{"rendered":"

Belated posting. Whispering Pines Fire Department Lt. Donald “Reid” Key II died on\u00a0December 27, two days after developing a headache, after returning to the station following a fire call. The headache worsened the following day, and his wife took him \u00a0to Moore County Regional Hospital in Pinehurst.<\/p>\n

After an evaluation, he was airlifted to UNC-Chapel Hill Hospital. He passed away at about 1:45 p..m the following day. The nature and cause of his fatal injury are to be reported, notes this USFA notice<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Lt. Key’s funeral was held on December 31, at New Home Baptist Church in Vass. The visitation was the night before at Boles Funeral Home in Southern Pines. He is survived by a wife and two children, along with his \u00a0mother and his sister, among other family members. Read his obituary<\/a>. Also see this Pilot story<\/a>\u00a0about Lt. Key and his passing.<\/p>\n

See the WPFD Facebook page<\/a> for tributes, and information on a local fundraiser for Key’s family on January 26 in Southern Pines.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Lt. Key is the third duty-related fatality for the department.<\/p>\n

Probationary Firefighter Glenn Miller died on August 17, 2007, after becoming ill during training at a local community college. Robert Gamble died on October 12, 1984, from a heart attack at the scene of a structure fire. Source: Legeros Fallen Firefighters Database<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"2016-01-05-wpfd\"Source: The Pilot<\/p>\n