LAKE COUNTY, S.D. — A Lake County volunteer firefighter died after suffering a medical emergency at the scene of a structure fire Saturday morning, according to the South Dakota Firefighters Association.
The association said the firefighter was Fred Fedeler, 67, a volunteer with the Chester Fire Department.
Emergency responders provided life saving measures on the firefighter before being transported to the Madison Hospital, where the person died.
Memorial services are being planned in Chester, with pending details being handled by Kahler-Brende Funeral Home.
