GRAND CANYON, AZ (AZFamily) — A firefighter died on Monday afternoon while battling the Dragon Bravo Fire near the Grand Canyon North Rim.

Officials said the firefighter was doing “suppression repair” when he had a heart attack near the North Rim Entrance Station. A paramedic tried to revive him but was unsuccessful.

“Our hearts go out to his family and friends. The wildland fire community is inherently interagency, and a line of duty death impacts us all,” the Southwest Area Incident Management Team said in an emailed statement. “We deeply appreciate this firefighter’s dedication to his profession and to the communities threatened by wildland fire.”

The firefighter’s name hasn’t been released.

The lightning-caused Dragon Bravo Fire started on July 4 but grew out of control about a we

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