USFA LODD – Nebraska Chaplain/Firefighter Fatalities Notification 08.13.2014

Chaplain/Firefighter Darrell Parker, 56, on August 13, 2014 died in the hospital several days after the privately owned vehicle he was operating in response to a fire incident left the roadway and struck a tree. The cause of the accident is still under investigation. Officials suspect that Darrell Parker may have experienced a medical emergency when he lost control of his vehicle.
     
Survivors include his wife Kathy, son Chris and wife Sarah, daughters Heidi Rogers and husband Eli, and Michelle Wyatt and friend Kris Buehler, all of Fairbury. Parents Clarence and Maudie Parker, 7 grandchildren; Marissa, Kloe, Billy, Gracie, Eli, Ryan and Molly; brothers Wayne Parker and wife Julie, Larry Parker, Allen Parker and wife Connie; mother-in-law Ramona Fischer and sister-in-law Karen Muhle and husband Lloyd of Hastings, Nebraska; aunts, cousins, nieces and nephews

     

Our condolences to the Parker Family & Friends, the Fairbury Rural Fire Department, and to all affected by Chaplain/Firefighter Darrell Parker's passing.
          

To date, 57 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.)