USFA LODD: New Jersey Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 03.27.2015

Firefighter Barry Van Horn, 63, responded to a fire alarm call at 07:25 hours on March 25, 2015.  After the call, he returned to his office to fill out the fire report of the incident (Firefighter Van Horn was also the municipal Fire Official). He felt ill, however, and went home.  Shortly thereafter, around noon, Firefighter Van Horn suffered a heart attack,and was transported by ambulance to Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center where he remained until his death on March 27, 2015.

   

Our condolences to the Van Horn Family & Friends, the Somerville Fire Department - West End Hose Company, and to all affected by Firefighter Berry Van Horn Apparatus Operator Daryl Gordon’s passing.

      

To date, 20 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2015. 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: Ohio Fire Apparatus Operator On-Duty Death Notification 03.26.2015

      

On March 26, 2015 at 0000hrs, Fire Apparatus Operator Daryl Gordon, 54, assigned to Cincinnati Fire Department’s Heavy Rescue 14, died from injuries he sustained in a fall down an elevator shaft while working with fire crews to rescue the residents and extinguish a fire in a Madisonville neighborhood apartment building. Some of the residents were reported to have suffered smoke inhalation and one other firefighter was injured with second-degree burns in the fire. Investigation into the fatal incident continues by authorities.

Our condolences to the Gordon Family & Friends, the Cincinnati Fire Department, and to all affected by Fire Apparatus Operator Daryl Gordon’s passing.

To date, 19 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2015. 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: Mississippi Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 03.15.2015

While working at the scene of a structure fire on March 7, 2015 at 2200hrs,, Firefighter John L. Shoup, 38, complained to other firefighters that he wasn’t feeling well and departed for home. Several hours after returning home, Firefighter Shoup was taken by his wife to the hospital where he was treated for a heart attack and his condition stabilized. Subsequently, Firefighter Shoup was transferred to a hospital in Jackson, Mississippi, where he succumbed to his injury on March 15, 2015.

Our condolences to the Shoup Family & Friends, the Ashland Volunteer Fire Department, and to all affected by Firefighter John L. Shoup's passing.

To date, 18 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2015. 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: Kentucky Fire Chief On-Duty Death Notification 03.10.2015

On March 4, 2015 at 1935hrs, while responding in a fire department vehicle to a downed power line call, Fire Chief Billy R. Jarvis, 54, became ill with trouble breathing. His son, Fire Captain Jarvis, who was a passenger in the vehicle at the time, took over as driver and rushed Chief Jarvis to Highlands Regional Medical Center. Upon arrival at the hospital, Chief Jarvis went into cardiac arrest. Billy R. Jarvis was revived by attending personnel and transferred to the Pikeville Medical Center where he succumbed to his injury on March 10, 2015.

Our condolences to the Tindall Family & Friends, the Allen Fire Department, and to all affected by Fire Chief Billy R. Jarvis’ passing.

To date, 17 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2015. 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: California CAL FIRE Pilot On-Duty Death Notification 03.06.2015

On March 6, 2015 at 0900hrs, while on duty at Alma Helitack Base in Santa Clara County, California, CAL FIRE Pilot Jerold “Jerry” Bonner, 72,  was found deceased inside of his barracks from a cardiac related nature of fatal injury.

   

Our condolences to the Bonner Family & Friends, the CAL FIRE, and to all affected by Pilot Jerold "Jerry" Bonner's passing.

To date, 16 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2015. 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: Pennsylvania Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 03.09.2015

“The Clearfield County Department of Emergency Services along with the Lawrence Township Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 regrets to announce the passing of Firefighter Jeffery Scott Buck. Firefighter Buck was critically injured while fighting a structure fire Tuesday, March 3 and has passed away from his injuries. The Clearfield County Department of Emergency Services extends its most sincere condolences to family, friends and brother firemen,”

Firefighter Jeffery Scott Buck, 18, was critically injured on March 3, 2015, while fighting a residential structure fire when the front porch of the home collapsed on him. Firefighter Buck was rescued and transported to UPMC Altoona, Pennsylvania, where he succumbed to a head injury March 9, 2015.

Our condolences to the Buck Family & Friends, the Lawrence Township Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 - Clearfield County Station #5, and to all affected by Firefighter Jeffery Scott Buck's passing.

To date, 15 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2015. 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.)