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.)
