A firefighter who was apparently working on a wildfire, was found dead Thursday evening northeast of Houston.
From KLTV:
HUNTINGTON, TX (KTRE) – A Huntington volunteer firefighter died Thursday evening while apparently fighting a fire, according to the chief of the department.
David Goins was 47.
Fellow firefighter Kimberly Clark said firefighters with the Texas Forest Service were responding to a brush fire near Goins residence on Kay Currie Road when they found him dead, between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m.
Goins is survived by three sons, Clark said.
Lufkin Fire Department spokesman Steve McCool said Goins worked as a Lufkin firefighter from 1985 to 1996, working his way up to lieutenant when he resigned.
“I worked for him for a couple years,” McCool said. “He was a good man and I hate to see the loss.”
Mr. Goins is survived by three sons. Our sincere condolences go out to his family.
