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Volunteer Firefighter Joe Flake Dies After Medical Emergency at Oklahoma Grass Fire

16 Sep 2026 2:52 p.m.

Volunteer Firefighter Joe Flake, 65, of the Wellston Fire Department in Oklahoma, died Sept. 7, 2026, after suffering a medical emergency while ventilating a structure during a grass fire.

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