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On February 26, 2019, Firefighter Thomas Nye, 72, helped extinguish a residential chimney fire and then returned home. , Firefighter Nye collapsed early the next morning on February 27, 2019 after suffering an apparent cardiac incident, Firefighter Thomas Nye was transported to Tobey Hospital where he was pronounced deceased.
Our condolences to the Nye Family & Friends, Marion Fire Department, and to all affected by Firefighter Thomas Nye’s passing.
(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.)
On February 19, 2019, Firefighter Brenden Pierce, 21, started his shift at the Palmerdale Fire District, Station 3. During this shift at approximately 12:30 a.m. on February 20, 2019, Firefighter Pierce suffered a medical emergency after responding to a weather-related call. He was immediately transported to the Grandview Medical Center where he was declared brain dead on February 20, 2019. Because Firefighter Brenden Pierce was an organ donor, his organs were transplanted to multiple recipients over the next few days. Firefighter Brenden Pierce’s official date of death was February 23, 2019.
Our condolences to the Pierce Family & Friends, Palmerdale Fire District, and to all affected by Firefighter Brenden Pierce’s passing.
(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.)
District Chief (Station 14) Jason Byrd, 42, suffered an apparent heart attack while at the scene of a residential structure fire. Within 15 seconds of the medical emergency, responders administered advanced life support measures to Chief Byrd and then transported him to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased.
Our condolences to the Byrd, Family & Friends, Fayette County Fire Department, and to all affected by District Chief Jason Byrd’s passing.
(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.)
Firefighter Steven H. Pollard, 30, arrived with the Fire Department of New York City’s Ladder Co. 170 at the scene of a motor vehicle accident on the Belt Parkway, just east of Flatbush Avenue. As he was assisting at the scene, Firefighter Pollard fell through a gap dividing the eastbound and westbound lanes of an overpass bridge and plummeted 52 feet to the ground. Firefighter Steven H. Pollard was transported to Kings County Hospital where he passed away a short time later from the critical injuries he sustained in the fall.
Our condolences to the Pollard Family & Friends, Fire Department New York City, and to all affected by Firefighter Steven H. Pollard’s passing.
(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.)
