USFA LODD – Montana Fire Chief Fatality Notification 06.19.2014

On June 19, 2014 at 2100hrs, Fire Chief Todd Allan Rummel, 44, died upon impact from injuries sustained when a fire apparatus he was operating was involved in a motor vehicle accident with a pickup truck carrying, according to reports, five occupants who also perished upon impact in the collision. Fire Chief Rummel was returning the apparatus to the fire station from the shop where it had undergone routine repair work.

Our condolences to the Rummel Family & Friends, the Three Forks Volunteer Fire Department and to all affected by Fire Chief Todd Allan Rummel's passing.  

 
To date, 46 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2014. Year-to-date monthly and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online at U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) Fatality Notices page. 

(The usual disclaimers: I am not a journalist; This is a blog that expresses an outlook and is not conclusive in any shape or manner.) 

USFA LODD – Dayton Firefighter/Paramedic Fatalities Notification 06.16.2014

Firefighter/Paramedic Rickie K. Halcomb, 56, was assigned to Dayton Medic 11 and, on June 6, 2000, responded with other crews to I-75 Southbound at State Route 35 for an accident with a person trapped.  After nasally intubating the patient and while assisting crews with patient removal from the wreckage, Firefighter/Paramedic Halcomb was exposed to the Hepatitis-C virus from the blood at the scene. Firefighter/Paramedic  Halcomb suffered the adverse effects of the disease process until he passed away on March 21, 2014.   
   

Our condolences to the Halcomb Family & Friends, the City of Daton Fire Department, and to all affected by Firefighter Rickie K. Holcomb's passing.

   
To date, 45 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2014. Year-to-date monthly and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online at U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) Fatality Notices page. 

(The usual disclaimers: I am not a journalist; This is a blog that expresses an outlook and is not conclusive in any shape or manner.) 

USFA LODD – Nevada Assistant Fire Chief Fatalities Notification 06.05.2014

On June 5, 2014, Assistant Fire Chief Donovan Gacia Jr., 52, was participating in wildland fire training when he collapsed from an apparent heart attack. Donovan Gacia Jr. as treated at the scene and trasported to the Northern Nevada Medical Center in Sparks, Nevada, where he succumbed to his injuries.    
   

Our condolences to the Garcia Family & Friends, the Hungry Valley Volunteer Fire Department, and to all affected by Assistant Fire Chief Donovan Gacia Jr.'s passing.

   
To date, 44 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2014. Year-to-date monthly and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online at U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) Fatality Notices page. 

(The usual disclaimers: I am not a journalist; This is a blog that expresses an outlook and is not conclusive in any shape or manner.) 

USFA LODD – New Jersey Firefighter Fatalities Notification 06.08.2014

Firefighter Robert “Hawk” Meyer, 54, on June 8, 2014 at 1800hrs, fell ill while working at the scene of a multiple alarm fire in a commercial warehouse building. Fellow responders immediately rendered medical aid to Firefightewr Meyer who succumbed to his injury, the nature of which is pending completion of an autopsy.

  
Our condolences to the Meyer Family & Friends, the Union Beach Fire Department, and to all affected by Firefighter Robert "Hawk" Meyer's passing.

  
To date, 43 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2014. Year-to-date monthly and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online at U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) Fatality Notices page. 

(The usual disclaimers: I am not a journalist; This is a blog that expresses an outlook and is not conclusive in any shape or manner.) 

USFA LODD – Maryland Fire Apparatus Driver Operator Fatalities Notification 05.30.2014

On May 30, 2014 at 1412hrs, Fire Apparatus Driver Operator Robert Fogel III, 58, went into cardiac arrest during a training exercise at the Baltimore County Fire Rescue Academy in Sparrows Point, Maryland. Driver Operator Fogle was cared for by fellow firefighters and transported to Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center where he was pronounced deceased. Services for Firefighter Fogle will at the Pleasant Valley Community Fire Company where Fogle also volunteered as a firefighter for over 30 years.

  
Our condolences to the Fogel Family & Friends, the Baltimore County Fire Department, and to all affected by Fire Apparatus Driver Operator Robert Fogel III's passing.

  
To date, 42 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2014. Year-to-date monthly and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online at U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) Fatality Notices page. 

(The usual disclaimers: I am not a journalist; This is a blog that expresses an outlook and is not conclusive in any shape or manner.) 

USFA LODD - Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling Battalion Chief Fatalities Notification 05.30.2014

Battalion Chief John "Mac" McDonald, 54, on May 30, 2014 passed away from a nature of injury still to be reported while on-duty at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling. A memorial service with full fire department honors is being planned for Battalion Chief McDonald. Battalion Chief McDonald was a Navy veteran and also a life-long volunteer firefighter and former fire chief with the Stafford County Fire Department, Virginia.

  
Our condolences to the McDonald Family & Friends, the Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) Naval District Washington (NDW) Fire and Emergency Services Central Battalion, and to all affected by Battalion Chief John "Mac" McDonald's passing.

  
To date, 41 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2014. Year-to-date monthly and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online at U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) Fatality Notices page. 

(The usual disclaimers: I am not a journalist; This is a blog that expresses an outlook and is not conclusive in any shape or manner.)