Firefighter Gus Losleben, 69, on December 9, 2014 at 1030hrs., died from injuries received when the fire department tanker he was operating in response to a working structure fire collided head-on with a loaded logging truck. The driver of the logging truck was also killed in the accident, the cause which remains under investigation by authorities.
Our condolences to the Losleben Family & Friends, the City of Hardin County Fire Department, and to all affected by Firefighter Gus Losleben's passing.
To date, 84 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2014. 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.)
