USFA LODD: Arkansas Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 04.24.2019

On April 21, 2019, Driver/Engineer Michael Watkins, 75, was responding to a brush fire when he suffered a heart attack. He was immediately taken to the hospital where he passed away on April 24, 2019.

Our condolences to the Watkins Family & Friends, Northeast Lakeside Fire Department , and to all affected by Firefighter Michael Watkins’ passing. 

   

To date, 13 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2019. 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 Dakota Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 04.17.2019

On April 17, 2019, Argyle Volunteer Fire Department was called to an active wildland fire that was endangering structures. While responding as a passenger in the department’s compressed air foam truck, Firefighter Dwain Hudson, 73, experienced a medical emergency. Firefighters and EMS personnel immediately provided emergency medical aid to Firefighter Hudson. He was transported to Custer Regional Hospital where resuscitation efforts continued but were not successful. Firefighter Dwain Hudson was pronounced deceased at the hospital.

Our condolences to the Hudson Family & Friends, Argyle Volunteer Fire Department, and to all affected by Firefighter Dwain Hudson’s passing. 

   

To date, 12 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2019. 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: New Jersey Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 04.15.2019

Firefighter John Leming, 78, attended a drill on April 15, 2019 at the fire station at approximately 7:00 pm. At the conclusion of the drill, he returned home. During the night, he became ill. His wife called 911 and EMS responded. During transport to a local hospital, Firefighter Leming went into cardiac arrest and life saving measures were not successful. Firefighter John Leming was pronounced deceased shortly after his arrival at the hospital.

Our condolences to the Leming Family & Friends, Cape May Point Volunteer Fire Company #1, and to all affected by Firefighter John Leming’s passing. 

   

To date, 11 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2019. 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: Connecticut Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 03.27.2019

Firefighter/Paramedic James “Woody” Woodman, 55, was a member of Recruit Class #15 at the Connecticut State Fire Academy. Only two days after being out of the academy, on October 5, 1999, Firefighter/Paramedic Woodman was part of an ambulance crew transporting a child who had been struck by a vehicle to the Yale-New Haven Hospital. As they neared the hospital, the ambulance was broadsided by a bus and rolled over multiple times. Firefighter/Paramedic Woodman sustained a traumatic brain injury that resulted in his living in a long-term care facility until his death on March 29, 2019. The child who was being transported and other crew members of the ambulance were seriously injured but have all made complete recoveries.

  

Our condolences to the Woodman Family & Friends, West Haven Fire Department, and to all affected by Firefighter/Paramedic James “Woody” Woodman’s passing.     

   

To date, 10 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2019. 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 03.27.2019

On March 27, 2019 while helping with an aerial delivered prescribed burn in the Sam Houston National Forest in Texas, Captain Daniel Laird’s, 41, helicopter went down. Captain  Laird passed away from the injuries he sustained in the crash. Other crew members sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

  

Our condolences to the Laird Family & Friends, United States Forest Service - Tahoe National Forest, and to all affected by Captain Daniel Laird’s passing.     

   

To date, 09 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2019. 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.)