USFA LODD: Ohio Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 03.20.2016

Fire Technician/Industrial Firefighter Kenny Ray Jr., 32, was found deceased at the corporation’s Faircrest plant (Canton, OH) on Sunday, March 20th. According to company officials, Firefighter Ray was checking fire extinguishers throughout the plant when members of the security team found him unresponsive in a fifth-floor elevator motor room. Nitrogen exposure is suspected as a cause in his death. The incident remains under investigation by TimkenSteel, local, state and federal authorities.

      

Our condolences to the Ray Family & Friends, TimkenSteel Fire and Security, and to all affected by Fire Technician/Industrial Firefighter Kenny Ray Jr.’s passing.
    
To date, 17 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2016. 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: Texas Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 03.23.2016

On March 23, 2016 at 1700hrs, Driver/Engineer Marco Davila, 45, fell ill while exercising at his residence several hours after coming off of his shift at the fire department and within 24 hours of responding to an emergency response incident. Driver/Operator Davila succumbed at the hospital several hours later from a nature and cause of fatal injury still to be determined.

      

Our condolences to the Davila Family & Friends, Dallas Fire-Rescue Department, and to all affected by Driver/Engineer Marco Davila’s passing.
  
To date, 16 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2016. 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: South Carolina Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 03.20.2016

Firefighter Christopher Gene Ray, 42, on March 20, 2016 at 1523hrs, was operating on the scene of a working residential structure fire when he was struck and killed by a fire engine. According to a preliminary description of the incident from the South Carolina Highway Patrol, Firefighter Ray was riding on a Conway fire engine when he fell off and was struck as the fire truck reversed over him. The incident remains under investigation by local and state authorities.

      

Our condolences to the Ray Family & Friends, Conway Fire Rescue, and to all affected by Firefighter Christopher Gene Ray’s passing.
  
To date, 15 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2016. 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 03.12.2016

Firefighter Earl J. Shoemaker, 68, March 12, 2016 at 0930hrs, was responding to the scene of a house fire on the 500 block of Pumping Station Road when he became ill. The mobile air unit apparatus he was operating left the roadway (Brunswick DR) and came to a stop several hundred feet away. Firefighter Shoemaker, alone in the apparatus at the time, was rescued by local residents and fellow first responders. Earl J. Shoemaker was then transported to the hospital where he was pronounced deceased from a cardiac related injury.

      

Our condolences to the Shoemaker Family & Friends, Eagle Fire Company #2 – Hanover Fire Department, and to all affected by Firefighter Earl J. Shoemaker’s passing.
  
To date, 14 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2016. 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: Maine Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 03.02.2016

On March 2, 2016 at 1500hrs, within one hour of responding to a medical emergency, Captain Peter Larlee, 57, went into the fire department's engine bay to fix a mud flap on an ambulance. Within two minutes of going into the bay and while on the bay floor, Captain Larlee fell ill. Captain Perter Larlee was treated by fellow first responders, but passed away at the scene from injuries sustained.

      

Our condolences to the Larlee Family & Friends, East Millinocket Fire Department, and to all affected by Captain Peter Larlee’s passing.
  
To date, 13 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2016. 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.)