USFA LODD: Oregon Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 10.16.2018

On October 16, 2018, Fire Chief Glenn Harman, 64, was found deceased at the fire department. Fire Chief Harman had been reviewing station reports when he was discovered collapsed at his computer.

  

Our condolences to the Harman Family & Friends, Rocky Point Fire & EMS, and to all affected by Fire Chief Glenn Harman’s passing.   

   

To date, 75 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2018. 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 Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 10.24.2018

On October 24, 2018, California Office of Emergency Services Assistant Fire Chief Ken Hood, 50, suffered an acute medical emergency during a multi-agency coordination meeting in Quincy, CA. He received immediate assistance from the Quincy Fire Department and other public safety professionals who were attending the meeting.  Despite a valiant effort by first responders and then emergency room personnel, Assistant Fire Chief Ken Hood passed away hours later at the Plumas District Hospital in Quincy, CA.. 

  

Our condolences to the Hood Family & Friends, California Office of Emergency Services, Fire and Rescue Division, and to all affected by Assistant Fire Chief Ken Hood’s passing.   

   

To date, 74 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2018. 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: Iowa Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 10.20.2018

At approximately 2:40 p.m. on October. 20, 2018, Fire Chief Tom Henrich, 58, responded with Earling Fire and Rescue Department units to a combine and field fire. While on scene, Chief Henrich fell ill. CPR was administered and Chief Henrich was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased. An autopsy is pending to determine the official cause of death. 

  

Our condolences to the Henrich Family & Friends, Earling Fire and Rescue Department, and to all affected by Fire Chief Tom Henrich’s passing.  

   

To date, 73 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2018. 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: Arizona Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 10.17.2018

On Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018, Probationary Firefighter Joshua Eugin, 36, was participating in a multi-department training exercise. Eugin was taking part in a "blackout drill," in which firefighters simulate rescuing victims inside a dark structure with fake smoke. Eugin collapsed while on-scene and fellow firefighters performed CPR.  He was taken to the hospital where he died a short time later.  The nature and cause of fatal injury are still to be reported. 

  

Our condolences to the Eugin Family & Friends, Saint David Fire District, and to all affected by Probationary Firefighter Joshua Eugin’s passing.  

   

To date, 72 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2018. 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: Virginia Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 10.11.2018

On Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018, at approximately 2100hrs, the Virginia State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash involving a fatality at southbound I-295, north of exit 38B.
    
The trooper’s preliminary investigation revealed that Hanover County Fire and EMS was on-scene providing assistance with a two-vehicle crash with all of its emergency equipment activated, when a tractor trailer traveling southbound struck the engine in the rear.
   
A total of three Fire and EMS personnel were injured in the crash with one of them, Lieutenant Brad Clark, 43, succumbing to his injuries at the scene. The other two were transported to the hospital with serious injuries sustained at the scene from the crash. The driver of the tractor trailer had to be extricated from the cab of the truck and was transported for treatment with serious injuries.

   
Our condolences to the Clark Family & Friends, Hanover County Fire and EMS - Station 6, and to all affected by Lieutenant Brad Clark’s passing.  

   

To date, 71 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2018. 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: Missouri Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 10.04.2018

On Oct. 3, 2018  Firefighter Russell Hayes, 62, while driving a department truck, was on his way to have a pump inspected for annual certification. Hayes lost control of the vehicle, veered to the right side of the road, then overcorrected as he tried to get back, causing it to travel off the left side of the road and overturn. Firefighter Hayes was air lifted to the Mercy Hospital in Springfield, MO, where he later died from injuries sustained in the accident.
   
Our condolences to the Hayes Family & Friends, El Dorado Springs Volunteer Fire Department, and to all affected by Firefighter Russell Hayes’ passing. 

   

To date, 70 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2018. 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.)