Southern Davidson county fire departments support Ronnie Metcalf [Video]

DAVIDSON COUNTY, N.C. — Lexington firefighters shared new details about the death of one of its own.

The fire department said the house fire where Captain Ronnie Metcalf was hurt had near zero visibility when the team was ordered to evacuate. 

Captain Metcalf could not get out. A rescue team saved him, but he later died.

The fire department is still piecing together everything that happened that day. In the meantime, his family’s support has not wavered.

“I’ve seen them do a lot of good things for the community,” Childers said. 

The Classic has employees who work for the Lexington Fire Department, so they’ve been looking for ways to help after Captain Ronnie Metcalf died in a fire in March. 

Metcalf’s death hit many Southern Davidson County fire departments hard.

He worked alongside …