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Hickory Fire Engine No. 2 was adorned with black fabric on Wednesday. A casket covered in an American flag rode on top of the truck. The casket carried the body of Jake Bridges, a 20-year-old ...

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For five Moore County career firefighters, when the question was asked if they would want to help out a department in need, there was no hesitation.

The Hickory Fire Department is currently experiencing an overwhelming wave of communal solidarity following the death of firefighter Jake Bridges. In an act that reflects the tight-knit nature of ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — The Winston-Salem Fire Department is extending its support to Hickory firefighters following the death of 20-year-old firefighter Jake Bridges, who died in the line of duty.

Hickory firefighters were dispatched to a structure fire at about 2 a.m. Thursday. After extinguishing the fire, Bridges had a medical emergency and was taken to a local hospital where he died.

A Hickory firefighter will return to Catawba County Monday after a medical emergency led to his death Thursday morning.