Chuck Vodak‚ 45‚ a 10-year firefighter with the Dunning Volunteer Fire Department‚ died on March 16‚ 1999‚ of a heart attack while fighting a massive prairie fire in the Sand Hills. He was part of a group of firefighters credited with keeping the fire away from the town of Thedford. Nebraska’s governor ordered all flags lowered to half staff in honor of Vodak.
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