Line of Duty Death
·January 26, 2023 - LODD
Firefighter Robert Thomas Gardner, Jr., 55
Richmond-Carolina Fire District. Richmond, RI
On January 25, 2023, Firefighter Gardner was at the fire station putting apparatus and equipment back in service, following a residential structure fire call. He then returned home. Sometime in the middle of the night, he suffered an apparent heart attack and passed away. Gardner also was the past Deputy Chief of the department.
LODD: R.I. firefighter dies of apparent heart attack hours after structure fire
Robert “Bob” Thomas Gardner, Jr. had served as a deputy chief for the Richmond-Carolina Fire DistrictLODD: R.I. firefighter dies of apparent heart attack hours after structure fire
Robert “Bob” Thomas Gardner, Jr. had served as a deputy chief for the Richmond-Carolina Fire District
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