2004 Line Of Duty Deaths United States Fire Administration Despite continued advances in...

2004 Line Of Duty Deaths

2004 Line Of Duty Deaths

United States Fire Administration

Despite continued advances in firefighting equipment, Incident Command System training, operations and safety training and improved communications, 117 firefighters died in the line of duty in the United States in 2004.

2004 Line Of Duty Deaths

There were a total of 104 incidents that took the life of a firefighter in 2004:

• Career firefighters, those who are employed full-time as firefighters, comprised 36 deaths. • Volunteer, seasonal, and part-time firefighters accounted for 81 deaths. • Half of the firefighters that died in 2004 died from traumatic injuries such as asphyxiation, burns,

drowning, vehicle crashes, and other physical injuries. The balance of firefighter deaths in 2004 were attributed to non-traumatic injuries, such as heart attacks and strokes. Heart attacks caused the deaths of 49 on-duty firefighters.

• Nine (9) firefighters died in 2004 in response to wildland fires (grass, trees, brush). • Three (3) firefighters were killed when fire apparatus were backed over them. • Five (5) firefighters were killed when struck by passing vehicles at the scene of an emergency. • Four (4) firefighters were killed in falls from fire department vehicles. • One (1) firefighter was shot and killed as she approached an emergency that involved domestic

violence. • Twenty firefighters died in vehicle collisions.

– Seven (7) of these deaths involved the crash of the firefighter's personal vehicle. – Three (3) firefighters died in aircraft crashes. – Five (5) firefighters died in crashes that involved responding fire apparatus.

• The average age of firefighters killed while on-duty in 2004 was 47. The average age of a firefighter that died of a heart attack or stroke was 52; the average age of firefighters who died of traumatic injuries was 42.

2004 Line Of Duty Deaths

There were a total of 104 incidents that took the life of a firefighter in 2004:

• Career firefighters, those who are employed full-time as firefighters, comprised 36 deaths. • Volunteer, seasonal, and part-time firefighters accounted for 81 deaths. • Half of the firefighters that died in 2004 died from traumatic injuries such as asphyxiation, burns,

drowning, vehicle crashes, and other physical injuries. The balance of firefighter deaths in 2004 were attributed to non-traumatic injuries, such as heart attacks and strokes. Heart attacks caused the deaths of 49 on-duty firefighters.

• Nine (9) firefighters died in 2004 in response to wildland fires (grass, trees, brush). • Three (3) firefighters were killed when fire apparatus were backed over them. • Five (5) firefighters were killed when struck by passing vehicles at the scene of an emergency. • Four (4) firefighters were killed in falls from fire department vehicles. • One (1) firefighter was shot and killed as she approached an emergency that involved domestic

violence. • Twenty firefighters died in vehicle collisions.

– Seven (7) of these deaths involved the crash of the firefighter's personal vehicle. – Three (3) firefighters died in aircraft crashes. – Five (5) firefighters died in crashes that involved responding fire apparatus.

• The average age of firefighters killed while on-duty in 2004 was 47. The average age of a firefighter that died of a heart attack or stroke was 52; the average age of firefighters who died of traumatic injuries was 42.

2004 Line Of Duty Deaths

There were a total of 104 incidents that took the life of a firefighter in 2004:

• Career firefighters, those who are employed full-time as firefighters, comprised 36 deaths. • Volunteer, seasonal, and part-time firefighters accounted for 81 deaths. • Half of the firefighters that died in 2004 died from traumatic injuries such as asphyxiation, burns,

drowning, vehicle crashes, and other physical injuries. The balance of firefighter deaths in 2004 were attributed to non-traumatic injuries, such as heart attacks and strokes. Heart attacks caused the deaths of 49 on-duty firefighters.

• Nine (9) firefighters died in 2004 in response to wildland fires (grass, trees, brush). • Three (3) firefighters were killed when fire apparatus were backed over them. • Five (5) firefighters were killed when struck by passing vehicles at the scene of an emergency. • Four (4) firefighters were killed in falls from fire department vehicles. • One (1) firefighter was shot and killed as she approached an emergency that involved domestic

violence. • Twenty firefighters died in vehicle collisions.

– Seven (7) of these deaths involved the crash of the firefighter's personal vehicle. – Three (3) firefighters died in aircraft crashes. – Five (5) firefighters died in crashes that involved responding fire apparatus.

• The average age of firefighters killed while on-duty in 2004 was 47. The average age of a firefighter that died of a heart attack or stroke was 52; the average age of firefighters who died of traumatic injuries was 42.

2004 Line Of Duty Deaths

There were a total of 104 incidents that took the life of a firefighter in 2004:

• Career firefighters, those who are employed full-time as firefighters, comprised 36 deaths. • Volunteer, seasonal, and part-time firefighters accounted for 81 deaths. • Half of the firefighters that died in 2004 died from traumatic injuries such as asphyxiation, burns,

drowning, vehicle crashes, and other physical injuries. The balance of firefighter deaths in 2004 were attributed to non-traumatic injuries, such as heart attacks and strokes. Heart attacks caused the deaths of 49 on-duty firefighters.

• Nine (9) firefighters died in 2004 in response to wildland fires (grass, trees, brush). • Three (3) firefighters were killed when fire apparatus were backed over them. • Five (5) firefighters were killed when struck by passing vehicles at the scene of an emergency. • Four (4) firefighters were killed in falls from fire department vehicles. • One (1) firefighter was shot and killed as she approached an emergency that involved domestic

violence. • Twenty firefighters died in vehicle collisions.

– Seven (7) of these deaths involved the crash of the firefighter's personal vehicle. – Three (3) firefighters died in aircraft crashes. – Five (5) firefighters died in crashes that involved responding fire apparatus.

• The average age of firefighters killed while on-duty in 2004 was 47. The average age of a firefighter that died of a heart attack or stroke was 52; the average age of firefighters who died of traumatic injuries was 42.

2004 Line Of Duty Deaths

There were a total of 104 incidents that took the life of a firefighter in 2004:

• Career firefighters, those who are employed full-time as firefighters, comprised 36 deaths. • Volunteer, seasonal, and part-time firefighters accounted for 81 deaths. • Half of the firefighters that died in 2004 died from traumatic injuries such as asphyxiation, burns,

drowning, vehicle crashes, and other physical injuries. The balance of firefighter deaths in 2004 were attributed to non-traumatic injuries, such as heart attacks and strokes. Heart attacks caused the deaths of 49 on-duty firefighters.

• Nine (9) firefighters died in 2004 in response to wildland fires (grass, trees, brush). • Three (3) firefighters were killed when fire apparatus were backed over them. • Five (5) firefighters were killed when struck by passing vehicles at the scene of an emergency. • Four (4) firefighters were killed in falls from fire department vehicles. • One (1) firefighter was shot and killed as she approached an emergency that involved domestic

violence. • Twenty firefighters died in vehicle collisions.

– Seven (7) of these deaths involved the crash of the firefighter's personal vehicle. – Three (3) firefighters died in aircraft crashes. – Five (5) firefighters died in crashes that involved responding fire apparatus.

• The average age of firefighters killed while on-duty in 2004 was 47. The average age of a firefighter that died of a heart attack or stroke was 52; the average age of firefighters who died of traumatic injuries was 42.

2004 Line Of Duty Deaths

There were a total of 104 incidents that took the life of a firefighter in 2004:

• Career firefighters, those who are employed full-time as firefighters, comprised 36 deaths. • Volunteer, seasonal, and part-time firefighters accounted for 81 deaths. • Half of the firefighters that died in 2004 died from traumatic injuries such as asphyxiation, burns,

drowning, vehicle crashes, and other physical injuries. The balance of firefighter deaths in 2004 were attributed to non-traumatic injuries, such as heart attacks and strokes. Heart attacks caused the deaths of 49 on-duty firefighters.

• Nine (9) firefighters died in 2004 in response to wildland fires (grass, trees, brush). • Three (3) firefighters were killed when fire apparatus were backed over them. • Five (5) firefighters were killed when struck by passing vehicles at the scene of an emergency. • Four (4) firefighters were killed in falls from fire department vehicles. • One (1) firefighter was shot and killed as she approached an emergency that involved domestic

violence. • Twenty firefighters died in vehicle collisions.

– Seven (7) of these deaths involved the crash of the firefighter's personal vehicle. – Three (3) firefighters died in aircraft crashes. – Five (5) firefighters died in crashes that involved responding fire apparatus.

• The average age of firefighters killed while on-duty in 2004 was 47. The average age of a firefighter that died of a heart attack or stroke was 52; the average age of firefighters who died of traumatic injuries was 42.

2004 Line Of Duty Deaths

There were a total of 104 incidents that took the life of a firefighter in 2004:

• Career firefighters, those who are employed full-time as firefighters, comprised 36 deaths. • Volunteer, seasonal, and part-time firefighters accounted for 81 deaths. • Half of the firefighters that died in 2004 died from traumatic injuries such as asphyxiation, burns,

drowning, vehicle crashes, and other physical injuries. The balance of firefighter deaths in 2004 were attributed to non-traumatic injuries, such as heart attacks and strokes. Heart attacks caused the deaths of 49 on-duty firefighters.

• Nine (9) firefighters died in 2004 in response to wildland fires (grass, trees, brush). • Three (3) firefighters were killed when fire apparatus were backed over them. • Five (5) firefighters were killed when struck by passing vehicles at the scene of an emergency. • Four (4) firefighters were killed in falls from fire department vehicles. • One (1) firefighter was shot and killed as she approached an emergency that involved domestic

violence. • Twenty firefighters died in vehicle collisions.

– Seven (7) of these deaths involved the crash of the firefighter's personal vehicle. – Three (3) firefighters died in aircraft crashes. – Five (5) firefighters died in crashes that involved responding fire apparatus.

• The average age of firefighters killed while on-duty in 2004 was 47. The average age of a firefighter that died of a heart attack or stroke was 52; the average age of firefighters who died of traumatic injuries was 42.

2004 Line Of Duty Deaths

There were a total of 104 incidents that took the life of a firefighter in 2004:

• Career firefighters, those who are employed full-time as firefighters, comprised 36 deaths. • Volunteer, seasonal, and part-time firefighters accounted for 81 deaths. • Half of the firefighters that died in 2004 died from traumatic injuries such as asphyxiation, burns,

drowning, vehicle crashes, and other physical injuries. The balance of firefighter deaths in 2004 were attributed to non-traumatic injuries, such as heart attacks and strokes. Heart attacks caused the deaths of 49 on-duty firefighters.

• Nine (9) firefighters died in 2004 in response to wildland fires (grass, trees, brush). • Three (3) firefighters were killed when fire apparatus were backed over them. • Five (5) firefighters were killed when struck by passing vehicles at the scene of an emergency. • Four (4) firefighters were killed in falls from fire department vehicles. • One (1) firefighter was shot and killed as she approached an emergency that involved domestic

violence. • Twenty firefighters died in vehicle collisions.

– Seven (7) of these deaths involved the crash of the firefighter's personal vehicle. – Three (3) firefighters died in aircraft crashes. – Five (5) firefighters died in crashes that involved responding fire apparatus.

• The average age of firefighters killed while on-duty in 2004 was 47. The average age of a firefighter that died of a heart attack or stroke was 52; the average age of firefighters who died of traumatic injuries was 42.

2004 Line Of Duty Deaths

There were a total of 104 incidents that took the life of a firefighter in 2004:

• Career firefighters, those who are employed full-time as firefighters, comprised 36 deaths. • Volunteer, seasonal, and part-time firefighters accounted for 81 deaths. • Half of the firefighters that died in 2004 died from traumatic injuries such as asphyxiation, burns,

drowning, vehicle crashes, and other physical injuries. The balance of firefighter deaths in 2004 were attributed to non-traumatic injuries, such as heart attacks and strokes. Heart attacks caused the deaths of 49 on-duty firefighters.

• Nine (9) firefighters died in 2004 in response to wildland fires (grass, trees, brush). • Three (3) firefighters were killed when fire apparatus were backed over them. • Five (5) firefighters were killed when struck by passing vehicles at the scene of an emergency. • Four (4) firefighters were killed in falls from fire department vehicles. • One (1) firefighter was shot and killed as she approached an emergency that involved domestic

violence. • Twenty (20) firefighters died in vehicle collisions.

– Seven (7) of these deaths involved the crash of the firefighter's personal vehicle. – Three (3) firefighters died in aircraft crashes. – Five (5) firefighters died in crashes that involved responding fire apparatus.

• The average age of firefighters killed while on-duty in 2004 was 47. The average age of a firefighter that died of a heart attack or stroke was 52; the average age of firefighters who died of traumatic injuries was 42.

2004 Line Of Duty Deaths

There were a total of 104 incidents that took the life of a firefighter in 2004:

• Career firefighters, those who are employed full-time as firefighters, comprised 36 deaths. • Volunteer, seasonal, and part-time firefighters accounted for 81 deaths. • Half of the firefighters that died in 2004 died from traumatic injuries such as asphyxiation, burns,

drowning, vehicle crashes, and other physical injuries. The balance of firefighter deaths in 2004 were attributed to non-traumatic injuries, such as heart attacks and strokes. Heart attacks caused the deaths of 49 on-duty firefighters.

• Nine (9) firefighters died in 2004 in response to wildland fires (grass, trees, brush). • Three (3) firefighters were killed when fire apparatus were backed over them. • Five (5) firefighters were killed when struck by passing vehicles at the scene of an emergency. • Four (4) firefighters were killed in falls from fire department vehicles. • One (1) firefighter was shot and killed as she approached an emergency that involved domestic

violence. • Twenty (20) firefighters died in vehicle collisions.

– Seven (7) of these deaths involved the crash of the firefighter's personal vehicle. – Three (3) firefighters died in aircraft crashes. – Five (5) firefighters died in crashes that involved responding fire apparatus.

• The average age of firefighters killed while on-duty in 2004 was 47. The average age of a firefighter that died of a heart attack or stroke was 52; the average age of firefighters who died of traumatic injuries was 42.

2004 Line Of Duty Deaths

Classification Career 36Wild land Full-Time 4Part-Time (Paid) 2Paid-on-Call 2Volunteer 68Wild land Part-Time 2Wild land Contract 3

Multiple Firefighter Fatality Incidents: 3

Wild land Firefighter Fatalities: 20

2004 Line Of Duty Deaths

Type of DutyResponding 17Training 13On-Scene Fire 30On-Scene Non-Fire 11After 23Other On-Duty 18Returning 5

Percent of Fatalities Related to Emergency Duty: 68.3%

Number of firefighter fatalities

associated with suspicious / arson fires: 3

2004 Line Of Duty Deaths

Type of Incident Wild land 14Structure Fire 31MVA 12Hazmat 2Vehicle Fire 3EMS 7Outside Fire 1False Alarm 3Not Incident Related 31Other 12Unknown 1

2004 Line Of Duty Deaths

Cause of Fatal Injury Caught/Trapped 7Fall 4Stress / Overexertion 66Exposure 1Collapse 6Struck by 10Vehicle Collision 21Lost 1Other 1

2004 Line Of Duty Deaths

Nature of Fatal Injury Asphyxiation 8Fall 1Crushed 7Burns 2CVA 2Trauma 29Drowning 2Heart Attack 61Other 3

2004 Line Of Duty Deaths

Age of Firefighter When the Fatal Injury Was Sustained Under 21 621 to 25 426 to 30 231 to 40 1341 to 50 2951 to 60 3161 and Over 22

Firefighter Fatalities Under Age 40 -24.8%

2004 Line Of Duty Deaths

Type of Activity Search & Rescue 5Setup 1 Incident Command 4 Advance Hose Lines 14 Standby 3 Ventilation 1Responding 17 Support 2 Pump Ops 1Water Supply 2 Scene Safety 7 Not Incident Related 23 Not On Scene 14 Other 4 EMS/Patient Care 4 Unknown 15

2004 Line Of Duty Deaths

Time of Fatal Injury 0100-0259 20300-0459 10500-0659 40700-0859 110900-1059 131100-1259 71300-1459 121500-1659 151700-1859 201900-2059 142100-2259 62300-0059 6Unknown 6

2004 Line Of Duty Deaths

Month of the Year January 9February 11March 17April 12May 7June 8July 6August 11September 10 October 9November 7 December 10

2004 Line Of Duty Deaths

Firefighter Fatalities by State of Fire Service Organization1 Alaska 0.85%3 Alabama 2.56%1 Arkansas 0.85%1 Arizona 0.85%5 California 4.27%2 Colorado 1.70%1 Connecticut 0.85%5 Florida 4.27%3 Georgia 2.56%2 Iowa 1.70%2 Idaho 1.70%7 Illinois 5.98%1 Indiana 0.85%3 Kansas 2.56%8 Kentucky 6.83%1 Louisiana 0.85%2 Massachusetts 1.70%2 Maryland 1.70%1 Michigan 0.85%4 Missouri 3.41%3 Mississippi 2.56%

1 Montana 0.85%3 North Carolina 2.56%1 North Dakota 0.85%2 Nebraska 1.70%1 New Hampshire 0.85%6 New Jersey 5.12%1 New Mexico 0.85%4 New York 3.41%3 Ohio 2.56%1 Oklahoma 0.85%1 Oregon 0.85%18 Pennsylvania 15.3%1 Rhode Island 0.85%4 South Carolina 3.41%2 Tennessee 1.70%4 Texas 3.41%1 Utah 0.85%2 Virginia 1.70%1 Washington 0.85%2 Wisconsin 1.70%

2004 Line Of Duty Deaths

Firefighter Fatalities by State of Fatal Incident1 Alaska 0.85% 2 Alabama 1.70% 2 Arkansas 1.70% 2 Arizona 1.70% 5 California 4.27% 2 Colorado 1.70% 1 Connecticut 0.85% 7 Florida 5.98% 3 Georgia 2.56% 2 Iowa 1.70% 1 Idaho 0.85% 6 Illinois 5.12% 1 Indiana 0.85% 3 Kansas 2.56% 8 Kentucky 6.83% 1 Louisiana 0.85% 2 Massachusetts 1.70% 2 Maryland 1.70% 1 Michigan 0.85% 4 Missouri 3.41% 2 Mississippi 1.70%

1 Montana 0.85% 3 North Carolina 2.56% 1 North Dakota 0.85% 2 Nebraska 1.70% 1 New Hampshire 0.85% 6 New Jersey 5.12% 1 New Mexico 0.85% 4 New York 3.41% 3 Ohio 2.56% 1 Oklahoma 0.85% 1 Oregon 0.85% 18 Pennsylvania 15.3% 1 Rhode Island 0.85% 4 South Carolina 3.41% 2 Tennessee 1.70% 4 Texas 3.41% 1 Utah 0.85% 2 Virginia 1.70% 1 Washington 0.85% 2 Wisconsin 1.70%

2004 Line Of Duty Deaths

Leslie W. Gant, Jr.

Winslow Township Fire Dept.Sicklerville, New Jersey1/8/2004  Lieutenant Gant had returned to the station after

working an accident scene on the Atlantic City Expressway. At the station he complained of dizziness and left to rest at home. His family later took him to the hospital where he was diagnosed as having suffered a stroke from which he passed away four days later.

Richard Allen Jones

Maryland Line Fire Protective Association, Inc. Maryland Line, Maryland1/15/2004  Firefighter Jones had responded to an MVA

involving an overturned propane truck. After returning to the station, he went home to sleep. He was found deceased the next morning at home. Probable heart attack.

Derrick T. Harvey

Philadelphia Fire DepartmentPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania1/15/2004 Lieutenant Harvey was seriously injured and

burned when he fell through the first floor of a residential structure and was left hanging from the joists over the basement where the fire originated. Other companies initiated rescue efforts and extricated Lt. Derrick from the row house. He was transported to Albert Einstein Medical Center via PFD Medic Unit then transferred to Temple University Hospital Burn Unit where he died from injuries received. The Philadelphia Fire Department Fire Marshall has determined the cause of the fire to be combustibles too close to a fixed heater.

Raymond L. Peterman

Los Angeles Fire DepartmentCalifornia1/17/2004 Heart attack at brush fire.

Charles ‘Charlie’ T. Hatch, Jr.

West Bridgewater Fire Dept.West Bridgewater, Massachusetts1/21/2004

Keith Alan Firment

Marguerite Volunteer Fire Co.Latrobe, Pennsylvania1/22/2004  After returning from a structure fire, Captain

Firment became ill at home and was taken to the hospital where he died of an apparent heart attack.

Kevin M. Shea

Elsmere Fire DepartmentElsmere, New York1/24/2004  Chief Shea collapsed at the firehouse after

returning from an alarm at a local nursing home and subsequently passed away of an apparent heart attack.  

David Andrew Mackie

Orange City Fire DepartmentOrange City, Florida1/27/2004  Aortic Valve Stenosis while in training.

Jean L. Nuckols

Norfolk, Virginia1/31/2004  Firefighter Nuckols died while on-duty at the

firehouse of a cause still to be determined.

Navy Regional Fire Rescue, Hampton Roads

Michael E. Lynch

Penrose Volunteer Fire Dept.Penrose, Colorado2/3/2004 On February 3, 2004 at 1742hrs, the Penrose

Volunteer Fire Department was working the scene of a roll-over motor vehicle crash with injuries on Highway 50 near Highway 115. While directing traffic at the scene, Firefighter Lynch was struck by an automobile. While enroute to St. Thomas Moore Hospital in Canon City, Firefighter Lynch died from the injuries he sustained.

Glenn Galderisi

Wayne, New Jersey2/4/2004  Firefighter Galderisi died from an apparent heart

attack in Fire Company 3's firehouse after re-packing fire hose that shifted during his earlier response to false alarm.  

Pompton Falls Volunteer Fire Department No. 3

Brenda D. Cowan

Lexington Fire DepartmentLexington, Kentucky2/13/2004 Lt. Cowan was hit and killed by gunfire while

responding to an emergency medical assistance call.  

Robert E. ’Bobby’ Heminger

Wood River, Nebraska2/15/2004  Captains Heminger and Woitalewicz died as a

result of injuries sustained while searching a burning residence for an occupant when the roof collapsed trapping them.

Wood River Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department

Ernest ‘Ernie’ Heatherman

Brisben Fire DepartmentBrisben, New York2/16/2004  Fire Police Captain Heatherman had returned to

the station following a call mutual aid fire call and complained about not feeling well and was returning home to rest. Approximately an hour later Heatherman’s wife called 911 because he was having a heart attack. Attempts by emergency medical personnel to revive Hetherman failed and he was pronounced dead at Wilson Memorial Regional Medical Center a short time later.

Kenneth A. ‘Kenny’ Woitalewicz Wood River, Nebraska2/17/2004  Captains Woitalewicz and Heminger died as a

result of injuries sustained while searching a burning residence for an occupant when the roof collapsed trapping them.

Wood River Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department

Steve W. Fierro

Carthage Fire DepartmentCarthage, Missouri2/18/2004  Pending Autopsy

Elliott Davis, Jr.

Gloster Rural Vol. Fire Dept.Gloster, Mississippi2/22/2004  Fire Commissioner Davis was operating a 1997

GMC C-8500 town-owned fire truck headed to a grass fire. The apparatus, reportedly traveling at an estimated 50 to 55 mph, swerved to avoid oncoming traffic and left the roadway to the right, over-corrected, ran off the roadway to the left, over-corrected a second time, causing the vehicle to roll over due to weight shifting back and forth. The apparatus made three-quarters of a flip and came to rest lying on its passenger side. Davis was partially ejected and died at the scene from massive head trauma. Neither Davis nor another firefighter riding in the apparatus and sent to the hospital for observation were wearing seat belts.  

Bret Eugene Neff

Harford Fire DepartmentHarford, New York2/23/2004  Deputy Fire Chief Neff died of severe internal

trauma injuries to the abdominal region that he received when while working to fill a 750-gallon portable water pond from a tanker truck, it rolled back, collapsing the nearly full water pond and pinning Neff against another apparatus. According to reports, the tanker driver said he accidentally released the emergency brake as he got out of the vehicle.

Richard ‘Rich’ L.  Gabrielli

George G. McMurtry Vol. F. D.Vandergrift, Pennsylvania2/23/2004  While performing fire police functions on the

scene of a working fire at the Vandergrift plant of Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corporation, Firefighter Gabrielli collapsed and died from a cause still to be determined.

Edward P. ‘Eddie’ Conricote

Liberty Township Fire Dept.Youngstown, Ohio2/23/2004 Firefighter Conricote died from a cause still to be

determined while pulling hose off of the back of the apparatus while working a residential structure fire.  

Edward 'Eddie' O. Peters

Florida Division of ForestryTallahassee, Florida3/3/2004  Forest Ranger Peters was killed on his way to

conduct a controlled burn when the brush patrol truck he was operating left the roadway and overturned after hitting a culvert and coming to rest on its roof. He was wearing his seatbelt.

Mark E. Miller

Laconia Fire DepartmentLaconia, New Hampshire3/11/2004  Firefighter Miller drowned during a training

accident while testing new dive suits.  

Richard A. Stefanakis

Pittsburgh Fire BureauPittsburgh, Pennsylvania3/13/2004  Firefighter Stefanakis and Battalion Chief Brace

were killed and many others injured when the bell tower of a church collapsed on them while they were inside extinguishing remaining hot spots.

Robert Griffin

Vol. Fire Dept. of ProspectProspect, Connecticut3/13/2004  Probationary Firefighter Griffin died from an

apparent heart attack while going through a training house, without the use of live fire, at the Wolcott State Fire School.

Mario F. Cunha

Soledad Fire DepartmentSoledad, California3/13/2004  Firefighter Cunha was struck and killed in the

roadway by a passing vehicle at the scene of an automobile fire.  

Charles G. Brace

Pittsburgh Fire BureauPittsburgh, Pennsylvania3/13/2004  Battalion Chief Brace and Firefighter Stefanakis

were killed and many others injured when the bell tower of a church collapsed on them while they were inside extinguishing remaining hot spots.

James E. Towell

National Aviation Office (NAO)Boise, Idaho3/16/2004  Died in an aircraft crash near Safford, AZ, while

training at the BLM's Single-Engine Air Tanker (SEAT) Pilot Academy.

Barrie J. Niebergall

Red, White and Blue Fire Dept.Breckenridge, Colorado3/16/2004 While on-duty, Driver Operator Niebergall went

to the workout room at the fire station to exercise at 2230hrs. At approximately 2330hrs, his Lieutenant went to locate Niebergall and found him dead on the floor of the workout room. Driver Operator Niebergall was a 24-year veteran of the fire service, previously serving with the Lake Dillon Fire Department.  

Victor Scott

Otter Creek Vol. Fire Dept.Otter Creek, Florida3/17/2004  Died of a heart attack while transporting donated

equipment back to the fire departmental in a department pick-up truck.

C. Michael ‘Mike’ Lehnen

Bethalto Fire DepartmentBethalto, Illinois3/21/2004  Assistant Chief Lehnen suffered a stroke at his

residence. All interventions by first responders and at the hospital failed and he passed away the following day (03/21). He had worked a house fire the previous afternoon @ 1500hrs.

Terri L. Eiland

Moss Point, Mississippi3/21/2004  Firefighter Eiland was operating a rescue truck

(Ford F350) and responding to a reported brush fire when while enroute the appartus left the roadway due to a cause still to be determined and rolled over several times. Eiland died of injuries recieved and a passenger in the vehicle was treated and released from the hospital. Both occupants were wearing their seat belts.

Forts Lake / Franklin Creek Volunteer Fire Department

Robert Lee Smith

West Shelby Fire & RescueMontevallo, Alabama3/21/2004.

Kenneth ‘Ken’ M. Temke

Campbell County Fire Dist. # 5Alexandria, Kentucky3/25/2004  Firefighter Temke was responding to assist

another engine on a vehicle fire. His engine was cancelled as they left the station, while backing into the station Firefighter Temke opened the jump seat door and collapsed, he was then transported to St. Luke East Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 0900 hours.

Rick Wilbur

Eaton Rapids Township F. D.Eaton Rapids, Michigan3/28/2004  Collapsed and died from a cause to be

determined, suspected heart attack, at the scene of a working grass fire.

James Harold Pennington

Unity-Frost Prairie Vol. F. D.Crossett, Arkansas3/28/2004  Collapsed at his home and died from an

apparent heart attack after returning from a grass fire where he had complained of not feeling well.

Joseph S. Northup, Sr.

Jessamine County Fire DistrictKentucky

4/1/2004

Kevin Wayne Kulow

Houston Fire DepartmentHouston, Texas4/4/2004  Probationary Firefighter Kulow lost his life in an

early morning night club fire when he and three other firefighters from Station 50 entered the building to provide search and rescue for victims reported trapped by the flames. Inside, the fire had developed to a point that the firefighters made a quick exit of the structure but a collapse of the walls trapped Kulow as he attempted to leave killing him. As reported in the press, no other fire victims were discovered and the three firefighters who escaped were taken to the hospital and are in stable condition.

Phillip Stephen Hulen

Vann Crossroads Fire Dept.Newton Grove, North Carolina4/6/2004  While enroute to a department mandated

training class, Firefighter Hulen lost control of his vehicle and crashed resulting in his death. No seat belt was in use.

Kenneth Eugene Sterling

Moore, South Carolina4/10/2004  Firefighter Sterling died of an apparent heart

attack while operating his privately owned vehicle several hours after coming off-shift from the firehouse where he had responded to emergency calls that morning.

Westview - Fairforest Fire and EMS Department

Leslie Keith Gillum

Norton Branch Vol. Fire Dept.Kentucky4/14/2004

Michael  Fenster

Capital City Fire & RescueJuneau, Alaska4/15/2004  Acting Fire Chief Michael Fenster succumbed to

sudden cardiac arrest after attending training.  

Kevin R. McIntyre

Rockford Fire DepartmentRockford, Illinois4/18/2004  District Chief Kevin McIntyre succumb to a heart

attack.

Bruce Edgar Rogers

Chesterfield Fire DepartmentChesterfield, South Carolina4/22/2004  Collapsed and died from an apparent heart

attack at the scene of a community center building fire.

Alan David Toepke

Wilmington, Illinois4/24/2004  Firefighter Toepke and his fellow Midewin

Interagency Hotshot Crew firefighters were returning to their home base in Illinois after a fire assignment in Florida's Apalachicola National Forest. The group stopped in Arkansas to rest for the evening. Toepke and Firefighter Hazelton, also seriously injured in the incident, were walking across the interstate when a semi-truck struck them.

USFS Midewin Interagency Hotshot Crew

Jeffrey C. Bergstrom

Stone Park Fire DepartmentStone Park, Illinois4/27/2004  Firefighter Bergstrom died from head injuries

received in a collision at an intersection of two pieces of fire apparatus from different departments responding to a fire call.

Irwin Gross

Brookline Fire DepartmentBrookline, Massachusetts5/3/2004 Died from injuries received after falling off of fire

apparatus while responding to an incident.

Grady Roy Austin

Henderson County Fire Dept.Lexington, Tennessee5/3/2004  Fell off of the tailgate of a pickup truck (POV)

during a training activity.

Joseph Edward Boles

West Area Volunteer Fire Dept.Fayetteville, North Carolina5/11/2004  Firefighter Boles was performing daily, required

station and apparatus maintenance during his assigned shift when he collapsed from an apparent heart attack. He was transported to the local hospital where he was pronounced dead. Firefighter Boles had not responded to any calls within 24 hours of his death.  

Harry E. Suggs, II

Woodstock/Green Pond, Alabama5/13/2004  Chief Suggs died in his sleep while attending an

EMS conference from a cause still to be determined.

Green Pond Volunteer Fire and Rescue Service

Jeffrey W. Howell

Sharon Springs Fire Dept.Sharon Springs, New York5/13/2004 Collapsed and died of a heart attack while

pulling hose off of apparatus at a working residential fire.

Randy R. Henderson

Forest, Mississippi5/13/2004 Collapsed and died from a cause still to be

determined, possible heart attack, while working a fire line in the initial attack of a lightning caused fire in the Osceola National Forest, Florida.

USFS, USDA Bienville Ranger Dist.

Michael  Martin

Ebenezer Volunteer Fire Dept.Belton, South Carolina5/14/2004  Firefighter Martin died from injuries received

when while responding to a medical call his privately owned vehicle left the roadway and struck trees.

Connie C. Bornman

Middle River, Maryland5/17/2004  Firefighter/EMT Bornman became ill and died

from a cause still to be determined, possible heart attack, while assisting a patient on a medical emergency call.

Middle River Vol. Ambulance Rescue Company

Lawrence J. ‘Larry’ Hoffman

Oregon Department of ForestrySalem, Oregon6/5/2004  Collapsed and died while taking a pack test from

a cause still to be reported by the medical examiner.

Willie Grudzinski

Bridger Volunteer Fire Dept.Bridger, Montana6/8/2004  Died of a heart attack several hours after

completing a pack test.

Wayne  C. Turner

BLM Arizona Strip Field OfficeSt. George, Utah6/17/2004  Pilot Wayne Turner, a pilot with New Frontier

Aviation out of Ft. Denton, MT, and flying under contract for the BLM, died when his single-engine tanker crashed for a cause still to be determined while working the Dammeron Fire 14 miles north of St. George, Utah.

Willie J. Lacy

Augusta Fire DepartmentAugusta, Georgia6/17/2004  Died while on duty in the station of a cause still

to be determined, possible heart attack.

Joshua Martin

Duson Volunteer Fire Dept.Duson, Louisiana6/19/2004  Junior Firefighter Martin was a passenger in

another firefighter's personally owned vehicle responding to an apartment fire when it hydroplaned and hit another vehicle in a head-on collision. Martin died at the scene.

Gary D. Archibeque

Show Low Fire DistrictShow Low, Arizona6/19/2004  Died of an apparent heart attack while working

as lead of a chipping crew on the department’s forest treatment program.

Thomas De Angelis

Stowe Township Vol. F. D. #2McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania6/23/2004  After returning from a 2 a.m. call on Wednesday,

June 23rd, Captain De Angelis became ill and was taken to a hospital where he passed away. Cause of death is an apparent heart attack.

Kenneth W. Lipyance

Churchill Volunteer Fire Co.Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania6/30/2004 Lieutenant Lipyance went to a call to assist with

extrication at the scene of a vehicle accident involving a piece of fire apparatus and was not feeling good at that call. Upon returning to the fire station, the crew came upon another vehicle accident in front of the boro building that is also the fire station. Upon completing work at this scene, Lipyance again did not feel well and was walked back to the station by the Fire Chief (approx 300 feet). Lipyance rested and said he felt better then got into his private vehicle and as he went thru the parking lot it was noticed that he was going very slowly then went directly across the roadway (4 lanes), hit the curb, and came to a rest. Lieutenant Lipyance was transported to a local hospital then life-flighted to a trauma center in City of Pittsburgh. The cause of death was stroke and heart disease.

Gary Don Fox

Bluegrove Volunteer Fire Dept.Bluegrove, Texas7/9/2004 Chief Fox was reported to have become ill at the

scene of a hay/vehicle fire and was found later in his home having died from an apparent heart attack.

Harold Dean Chappell

Arlington Fire and Rescue, Inc.Jonesville, North Carolina7/12/2004 Firefighter Chappell responded to a motor

vehicle crash on 07/11/2004 at approximately 1812 hrs. After completing the call Chappell returned home and the next morning had an apparent heart attack resulting in his death.

Daniel E. Elkins

Los Angeles County Fire Dept.Los Angeles, California7/13/2004  Captain Elkins died from injuries received when

his privately owned vehicle left the roadway and rolled several times as he was leaving the Pine Incident brushfire in the Lake Hughes area of Southern California.

George H. Raber

Hebron Fire Protection DistrictHebron, North Dakota7/31/2004  Crew Chief Raber suffered a heart attack while

exiting an engine at the fire near Hebron, North Dakota. After CPR at the scene, he was pronounced dead at Richardton Health Center

Edward ‘Ed’ H. Stallings 

Carthage Volunteer Fire Dept. Carthage, Tennessee8/1/2004 Chief Stallings died from injuries sustained while

directing fire suppression operations at a church fire in April. The roof of the structure had collapsed causing the front wall to fail and fall out onto the sidewalk injuring the Chief and two of his firefighters who had just exited the building.

Thomas ‘Tom’ Conway

Haddon Heights Fire Dept.Haddon Heights, New Jersey8/3/2004

Captain Conway suffered chest pain while directing traffic at a fire department call for service. He was transported to a local hospital where his condition deteriorated and he passed away peacefully on August 3, 2004.

Lester Philips

Sunshine Volunteer Fire Dept.Harlan, Kentucky8/4/2004  Chief Philips died in the hospital several days

after suffering an apparent heart attack at the scene of a house fire.  

Michael ‘Mike’ McAdams

Sapello-Rociada Vol. Fire Co.Sapello, New Mexico8/4/2004 

Firefighter McAdams died at home from a cause to be determined several hours after responding with his fire company to the scene of a vehicle accident.  

Michael J. Bliss

Speedway Safety ServicesClaremont, New Hampshire8/6/2004 A second practice session on the Twin State

Speedway had just started when a large piece of debris, either a wheel or axle bearing, was spotted on the track. Rescue Crew Member Bliss was asked to go out onto the track to retrieve the debris where he was struck and killed by one of the race cars.

Barbara L. Bordenkircher

Wickliffe Rural Fire DepartmentWickliffe, Kentucky8/10/2004  Firefighter Bordenkircher was operating a piece

of fire apparatus in response to a reported grass fire when for a cause still to be determined the vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree, killing Bordenkircher and seriously injuring another firefighter, William Stanton, who was riding in the vehicle.

Mike Ward

Wenatchee, Washington8/11/2004 

Pilot Ward, was killed when the helicopter he was piloting crashed while ferrying firefighting equipment to a small lightning-caused fire located in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area on the Leavenworth Ranger District.

Okanagan and Wenatchee National Forests

Jaime L. Foster

Los Angeles Fire DepartmentLos Angeles, California8/14/2004  Following extinguishment and as crews were

leaving a residential fire, there was a single vehicle accident near the scene which caused traumatic injury to Firefighter Foster. Despite the combined efforts of Firefighters, Paramedics and Hospital Emergency Department personnel, she was declared deceased at a nearby hospital. A detailed investigation into the exact circumstances of the incident is being conducted.

Robert M. Weber, Jr.

Beaufort, South Carolina8/16/2004  Collapsed of an unknown cause while on

standby duty.

MCAS Beaufort, USMC Headquarters

John D. Taylor

Philadelphia Fire DepartmentPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania8/20/2004  Captain Taylor and Firefighter Rubio were killed

when they became trapped in the basement of a home, where they were fighting a one alarm fire.

Rey Rubio

Philadelphia Fire DepartmentPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania8/20/2004  Captain Taylor and Firefighter Rubio were killed

when they became trapped in the basement of a home, where they were fighting a one alarm fire.  

Benjamin Matthew Lang

Bartow, Florida8/23/2004 

Firefighter/EMT Lang was killed while assisting with the transport of a patient to the hospital. The ambulance left the road and struck a tree. Firefighter Lang died instantly.

Polk County Fire Department / Cypress Gardens

Robert E. Woolf

Phillipsburg Fire DepartmentPhillipsburg, Ohio8/25/2004  Firefighter Woolf received fatal injuries while on

duty, working at the annual Fire Department Fund Raising event. Firefighter Woolf was sitting on the tailgate of a pickup truck when the support straps broke causing him to fall to the ground and strike his head on the pavement.

David Edward Vinisky

Aliquippa, Pennsylvania8/25/2004  Firefighter Vinisky died of injuries he received

when he was struck by a fire engine at the fire department.

Raccoon Township Independent Vol. Fire Dept. 1

Cordell W. French

Towanda Fire DepartmentTowanda, Kansas8/28/2004  Firefighter Cordell died of an apparent heart

attack after returning from a fire department drill.  

James D. D'Heron

New Brunswick Fire Dept.New Brunswick, New Jersey9/3/2004  Deputy Chief D'Heron was the first to respond to

a reported fire in a two family dwelling. Upon his arrival, he entered the structure and alerted the residents to the fire. After the approximately 15 occupants evacuated and while Chief D'Heron was still inside the structure, there was some type of explosion or similar event that caused an extremely rapid deterioration of conditions that trapped the Chief and resulted in his death.

Gerald K. ‘Mac’ McGowan

Kansas City Fire Department

Kansas City, Missouri9/5/2004    Acting Captain McGowan died from injuries

sustained when the pumper apparatus he was riding in, enroute to a reported apartment building fire, collided with two vehicles and crashed into a tree.

Steven M. Rosenfeld

Salem Volunteer Fire Dept.Culpeper, Virginia9/9/2004

Collapsed on Scene of motor vehicle crash.

Richard O'Brien

Warren Fire DepartmentWarren, Rhode Island9/10/2004  Firefighter O'Brien had responded to a

residential kitchen fire, opened a few windows to let heavy smoke out of the kitchen, then collapsed and died from a cause still to be determined.

Eva M. Schicke

Sacramento, California9/12/2004  Firefighter Schicke was part of a seven-person

helicopter crew that was dropped into the forest to fight a blaze in the Tuolumne Fire River Canyon from the ground. They were apparently overrun by flames while participating in the initial attack on the fire.

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection

Kevin L. Slain

Dixon Rural Fire Prot. DistrictDixon, Illinois9/16/2004

Clinton ‘Clint’ L. Romine

Good Springs Vol. Fire Dept.Anderson, Alabama9/17/2004   Firefighter Romine was assisting with tree

removal from roads following Hurricane Ivan. Romine was in transit in his POV picking up more equipment when a tree fell on the vehicle killing him.

William Jim Lightbody

Paramus Vol. Rescue SquadParamus, New Jersey9/18/2004  Rescue Member Lightbody succumbed to a

heart attack while returning from a motor vehicle entrapment call on the Garden State Parkway.

John A. Brenckle

Berkeley Hills Fire CompanyPittsburgh, Pennsylvania9/23/2004  Fire Police Captain Brenckle’s leg became

infected via an open wound after coming into contact with floodwaters while he was working a two day flood event. Brenckle died several days later after being admitted to the hospital.

William Weborg

Ephraim Fire DepartmentEphraim, Wisconsin9/26/2004  Assistant Chief Weborg was paged to respond

to a reported boat fire and had arrived at the fire station where he collapsed and died from a cause still to be determined.

Daniel P. Holmes

Three Rivers, California10/2/2004 

Firefighter Holmes died from injuries received after the top of a 100-foot white fir tree unexpectedly fell and struck him in an area where his firefighting crew, the Arrowhead Hotshots, had intentionally set a fire in Kings Canyon National Park.

National Park Service, Sequoia & Kings Canyon Natl Parks

Michael ‘Mike’ J. Kilpatrick

North Lake Fire Department North Lake, Wisconsin10/7/2004  Assistant Fire Chief Kilpatrick collapsed and

died from a cause still to be determined while he was on stand-by at neighboring Stone Bank Fire Department which was out of the station working a five-alarm fire at an unfinished condominium development.

Frederick A. Smith, II

Salem Center Vol. Fire Dept.Pleasant Lake, Indiana10/10/2004 Fell from a horse and died from head trauma

received during a cancer ride for life event where he was acting as a medical first responder.

Steven C. Brack

Allentown Volunteer Fire Dept.Allentown, Georgia10/11/2004  Firefighter Brack was responding to a vehicle

accident in his privately owned vehicle when it hydroplaned on the wet surface and crashed off the roadway killing him.

Jordan Nonnemaker

Amity Fire CompanyDouglassville, Pennsylvania10/15/2004 Jordan Nonnemaker and a junior firefighter were

running an errand for the department in a vehicle operated by the junior firefighter. The junior firefighter lost control of the vehicle and was struck on the passenger side of the vehicle. Nonnemaker died at the scene as a result of his injuries.

William ‘Bill’ Edward Bierbower

Fairmont Hahntown Vol. F. D.Huntingdon, Pennsylvania10/15/2004 Firefighter Bierbower died after returning to the

station from a mutual aid fire call and while consulting with the individual making the fire incident report, he collapsed and died. The Westmoreland County Coroner has listed the cause of death as Hypertension and ASCVD while responding to an emergency fire call.

Gary A. Titlon

Katy Fire DepartmentKaty, Texas10/20/2004  Chief Titlon died of an apparent heart attack in

his home shortly after responding to a motor vehicle accident.

Mark Parrish

Normandy Fire Protection Dist.Saint Louis County, Missouri10/20/2004  Deputy Chief Parrish died after suffering a

cardiac arrest at a firehouse meeting. Wake/Viewing: Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, October 22nd.

Robert D. Heighton

South Walton Fire DistrictSanta Rosa Beach, Florida10/20/2004  Firefighter/Paramedic Heighton was part of an

air medical crew responding to an emergency medical call. The mission was aborted due to inclement weather. While returning to base, the helicopter crashed killing him along with the pilot and flight nurse.

Lewis R. McNally

Newmanstown Vol. Fire Dept. Newmanstown, Pennsylvania11/1/2004 Assistant Fire Chief McNally suffered an

apparent heart attack returning to the station after responding to a motor vehicle accident call.

Donald Nathan Carlson

Ute Fire DepartmentUte, Iowa11/2/2004  Firefighter Carlson suffered an apparent heart

attack while responding to a motor vehicle accident call.

Charles ‘Charlie’ C. Webb

Mayking Volunteer Fire Dept.Mayking, Kentucky11/6/2004  Lt. Webb suffered and died from an apparent

heart attack while responding to a forest fire new Mayking, Kentucky.

Edward G. Schnauss

Morrison Volunteer Fire Dept.Morrison, Missouri11/13/2004  Captain Schnauss died from an apparent heart

attack when he was found at the fire station underneath apparatus on which he was working unconscious and not breathing.

H. Donald Kersting

Wichita Fire DepartmentWichita, Kansas11/15/2004 Cause of Death: Undetermined (pending

autopsy)

Patrick Jared Cramer

Chicago Fire DepartmentChicago, Illinois11/17/2004

Jackson "Jack" H. Gerhart

Chambersburg Fire DepartmentChambersburg, Pennsylvania12/5/2004  Firefighter Gerhart succumbed to injuries that

had occurred on November 30th, 2004 while operating at a structural fire. Preliminary reports are that he fell while stretching a supply line and suffered a severe head injury.

James Larry Rogers 

Claxton Volunteer Fire Dept.Claxton, Georgia12/13/2004  Chief Rogers was returning to the station after a

structure fire when for unknown reasons the rescue apparatus he was operating left the roadway.   Soon thereafter and while at the accident scene, Rogers collapsed and died  from a cause still to be determined.

Michael R. Dunlap

Hydetown Volunteer Fire Dept.Hydetown, Pennsylvania12/14/2004 Firefighter Dunlap collapsed at home after

responding to numerous fire calls.

William J. Briggs

INEEL Fire Department Idaho Falls, Idaho12/14/2004  Captain Briggs died of a heart attack while

exercising on 12/14/2004. While on-duty the day before, Captain Briggs complained of physical discomfort he thought to be GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease) after participating in strenuous physical activity: training for the Combat Challenge and the department's physical performance test. He had also answered at least one alarm and an emergency medical / patient care training activity.

Herbert C. Caldwell, III

Newberry Township Fire Dept.Etters, Pennsylvania12/17/2004 Firefighter Caldwell was responding to a fire call

when upon arriving at the fire station he became ill and was taken to the hospital were he died from an apparent heart attack.

Nito R. Guajardo

Baytown Fire - RescueBaytown, Texas12/20/2004  Firefighter Guajardo was part of a search and

rescue crew at a working residential fire. Conditions deteriorated inside the house and the crew evacuated. Once outside, Guajardo was discovered missing. After the fire was controlled, he was found in the foyer by firefighters. Despite life saving efforts, he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Theodore A. Myhre, Sr.

Bishop Hill Fire DepartmentBishop Hill, Illinois12/21/2004  Firefighter Myhre was helping a fire truck back

up at the scene of a motor vehicle accident when he was struck and killed by a pickup truck on a rural Knox County road.

Jason Todd Rowe

Elkhorn City Fire DepartmentElkhorn City, Kentucky12/23/2004  Chief Rowe was killed during a training exercise

to place snow chains on a fire truck. A wedge to prevent the tires from rolling and to lift the truck loosened and was propelled toward Rowe striking him in the head.

John J. Stoudt

Diligence Fire Company #1 Summit Hill, Pennsylvania12/25/2004 Firefighter Stoudt, while responding to a mutual

aid call, was attempting to climb into the driver's seat of a ladder truck when for an unknown reason he fell from the truck.  He was transported to a hospital where he passed away.

Jared Michael Moore

Fairmount Township Fire Dept.Basehor, Kansas12/29/2004 Firefighter Moore was responding to the scene

of a one-car motor vehicle accident when his POV was struck in the rear by a patrol car operated by a Sheriff’s Deputy responding to the same call.  Moore was not wearing a seat belt and was fatally injured.  There was dense fog at the time of the incident which may have played a role in the incident.

Joseph ‘Joe’ S. Pepe, III

Springfield Fire DepartmentSpringfield, New Jersey2004

Donald E. Ward

Columbus Division of FireColumbus, Ohio2004

2004 Line Of Duty Deaths

2004 Line Of Duty Deaths

Sources

United States Fire Administration16825 S. Seton Ave.Emmitsburg, MD 21727

National Fallen Firefighters FoundationPO Drawer 498Emmitsburg MD 21727

Prepared by: Joe M. Combs II June 2005