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UKIAH, Calif. -- A firefighter died Thursday of an apparent heart attack suffered while assisting with the massive California wildfire.



Robert Roland, 63, was a member of Anderson Valley Volunteer Fire Department.



Roland started having trouble breathing while helping to lay hoses about noon Wednesday at a fire near Philo, according to published reports.



He was taken by ambulance to Ukiah Valley Medical Center where he died… Continue