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On June 5, 2019, the City of Roswell Fire Department was preparing for the community July 4th fireworks show. Driver/Operator Jeff Stroble, 46, was assisting with this preparation when an explosion occurred, injuring him. Driver/Operator Stroble was immediately taken to the hospital but passed away on July 21, 2019, from the injuries he sustained in the explosion.
Our condolences to the Stroble Family & Friends, City of Roswell Fire Department, and to all affected by Driver/Operator Jeff Stroble’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 July 16, 2019, The North Belle Vernon Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched at 0132hrs to assist on a mutual aid residential fire. Fire Lieutenant Neil B. Cope, 46, was part of the engine crew assigned to staging in full PPE and SCBA with masks doffed. After approximately 45 minutes the crew was released by command and cleared the scene. After returning to his residence, Lieutenant Cope spoke to his wife at 0730hrs via phone. His wife then attempted to call him multiple times during the day without success. At approximately 1600hrs his wife came home and found him not breathing and cold to the touch on the floor of the bedroom. EMS was called and Fire Lieutenant Neil B. Cope was pronounced deceased at home. The cause and nature of death are under investigation.
Our condolences to the Cope Family & Friends, North Belle Vernon Volunteer Fire Department, and to all affected by Fire Lieutenant Neil B. Cope’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 May 22, 2019, Fort Jackson Environmental Division personnel initiated a 424 acre prescribed fire operation for wildlife habitat improvements and fuel management. During the prescribed burn, wildlife biologist and certified Wildland Firefighter Angela "Nicole" Chadwick-Hawkins, 45, was assigned a ground ignition operation, utilizing an All-Terrain-Vehicle (ATV) to conduct the task. At some point while conducting her assigned duties, personnel lost radio contact with Wildland Firefighter Hawkins. A search of her last known location was conducted during which Wildland Firefighter Hawkins’ body was found. At approximately 1230hrs, Fort Jackson Fire Department units were dispatched along with Moncrief Army EMS and Fort Jackson Military Police. Upon arrival, emergency personnel determined that Wildland Firefighter Hawkins sustained fatal injuries and was declared deceased by medical personnel. Additional details are pending the completion of investigative processes by the Army Criminal Investigation Division with support and assistance from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives as well as the US Army Combat Readiness/Safety Center Accident Investigation Team.
Our condolences to the Chadwick-Hawkins Family & Friends, US Army, Environmental Division/Wildland Fire Program, and to all affected by Wildland Firefighter Hawkins’ 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 July 1, 2019, Chief William "Casey" White, 70, responded to a grass fire mutual aid call to a neighboring county at approximately 2130 hours. After returning from the call, Chief White retired for the evening at home around 2400hrs. The next day, July 2, 2019, he returned to the station at 0930hrs to outfit a new apparatus with equipment. Chief White was found deceased at approximately 1730hrs that afternoon on the bay floor near the apparatus.
Our condolences to the White Family & Friends, Sun Country Volunteer Fire Department, and to all affected by Fire Chief William "Casey" White’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.)
