Name: James Earl Arthur
Home: Concord, NC
Age: 19
Birth Date: 7/29/88
Date of Death & Approx Time: 2/11/2007 @ 19:24 hours
Location of Incident: Concord, NC
Brief description of the Incident:
Deceased was responding to a MVA with a pin in, his vehicle ran off the road, he over corrected causing his POV to overturn, throwing him clear from the vehicle, and was killed. Firefighter Arthur was not wearing a seat belt.
Fire Dept: Cold Water V.F.D.
FD Address: 1830 Gold Hill Road, P.O. Box 817 Concord, NC 28025
Chief: James R. Preddy, Jr.
Contact person & #: James R. Preddy, Jr. (704) 782-2514 (FD Phone) (980)521-0987 (Chief Preddy Cell)
Time of service by Deceased: 4 years, he was in their junior program
Rank of Deceased: Firefighter
Funeral Arrangements:
Viewing @ Wilkinson’s Funeral Home 100 Branchview Drive Concord, NC. Family will receive friends from 5:00 PM to 8:30 PM on Friday the 15th.
Funeral @ New Gilead Church at 2400 Old Salisbury Concord Rd in Concord, Saturday the 16th @ 2:00 PM followed by a graveside gathering.
Condolence’s Contact: Unknown at this time.
Media Links
http://www.wbtv.com/news/topstories/15538632.html
http://www.firefightingnews.com/article-US.cfm?articleID=45123
http://www.wcnc.com/news/topstories/stories/wcnc-021208-ah-firefighterkilled.b52825fb.html
http://www.charlotte.com/breaking_news/story/489751.html