USFA LODD: Ohio Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 11.15.2018

While responding to an emergency medical call, Firefighter Daniel Lucius, 33, was involved in an accident when he lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a pond. Emergency responders quickly responded to the accident scene and were able to pull FirefightLucius from the submerged vehicle. Firefighter Daniel J. Lucius was transported to Magruder Hospital in Port Clinton, Ohio, where he was pronounced deceased from the injuries sustained.

  

Our condolences to the Lucius Family & Friends, Carroll Township Fire and EMS, and to all affected by Firefighter Daniel Lucius’ passing. 

   

To date, 79 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: Ohio Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 06.24.2018

On June 24, 2018 Firefighter/EMT Joe Patterson, 33, was working with compressed air cylinders at the Paint Creek Joint EMS/Fire District Station 22 when he was critically injured by one of the cylinders.  He was airlifted to the Kettering Medical Center where he passed away from injuries sustained in the accident.

Our condolences to the Patterson Family & Paint Creek Joint EMS/Fire District, and to all affected by Firefighter/EMT Joe Patterson's passing.       

To date, 47 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: Ohio Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 03.16.2018

After attending an earlier fire department training meeting, Assistant Chief Rodney D. Baker, Jr., 47, responded to a grass fire at 2229hrs on March, 15, 2018. Assistant Chief Baker (Chief 51) was first on scene as the commanding officer for the incident and was back in service at 2336hrs. The following day, March 16, 2018, while attending a family event, Assistant Chief Baker became ill and collapsed at 1638hrs. Family members trained in CPR immediately came to Assistant Chief Baker’s aid while the Pioneer Fire Department and Williams County EMS were called to the scene. Assistant Chief Rodney D. Baker, Jr. was transported to Bryan hospital where, despite all efforts, he later passed away from a reported cardiac event.

Our condolences to the Baker Family & Friends, Madison Township-Kunkle Fire Department, and to all affected by Assistant Chief Rodney D. Baker, Jr.’s passing. 

To date, 17 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: Ohio Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 04.28.2017

On April 27, 2017 at 2100hrs, Firefighter David Lemponen, 83, was directing traffic on the north side of State Route 307 at the scene of a minor motor vehicle accident when he was struck by another vehicle. Firefighter Lemponen was treated and transported by Medevac to a Cleveland hospital but succumbed to the injuries sustained when struck on April 28, 2017.

  
Our condolences to the Lemponen Family & Friends, Austinburg Volunteer Fire Department, and to all affected by Firefighter David Lemponen’s passing. 

To date, 32 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2017. 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: Ohio Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 04.14.2017

District Chief/Medic James "Jim" Benken, 65, completed a 24-hour shift at 0600hrs on 04/14/2017 which included one emergency response at 1519hrs on 04/13/2017. After completing the shift, District Chief/Medic Benken fell ill at approximately 1400hrs on 04/14/2017 and succumbed to an apparent cardiac arrest.

  
Our condolences to the Benken Family & Friends, the City of Wyoming Fire and EMS, and to all affected by District Chief/Medic James "Jim" Benken’s passing. 

To date, 29 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2017. 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: Ohio Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 12.19.2016

On  December 19, 2016 at 1659hrs, Firefighter Ruben E. Mast, 43, was responding to an alarm in his privately owned Ford F-250 pickup truck when he lost control of the vehicle and struck a guardrail before overturning. Firefighter Mast was reported to have been ejected from the vehicle. He was transported by Wayne Township Volunteer Fire Department and Smith Ambulance to Union Hospital in Dover, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
    

Our condolences to the Mast Family & Friends, Wayne Township Volunteer Fire Department, and to all affected by Firefighter Ruben E. Mast’s passing.  

  

To date, 84 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2016. Yea-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: Ohio Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 10.31.2016

On  October 31, 2016 at 1545hrs, Firefighter Adam Long, 44, suffered a massive cardiac arrest while on duty. Fellow responders treated Firefighter Long and transported him to the hospital, but despite all efforts, Firefighter Long passed away.

  

Our condolences to the Long Family & Friends, the Defense Supply Center Columbus Fire and Emergency Services, and to all affected by Firefighter Adam Long's passing.       

  

To date, 73 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2016. 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: Ohio Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 06.27.2016

While on duty at Austintown Fire Station #1, Firefighter Johe R. Fritz, 48, on June 7, 2016, passed away from a nature and cause of fatal injury still to be determined. Firefighter Fritz ran several emergency calls throughout his shift, and when he did not report to the truck for an emergency medical response, his crew found him in the station unresponsive. Fellow responders and Lane LifeTrans Ambulance provided medical assistance but Firefighter John R. Fritz did not regain consciousness.

      

Our condolences to the Fritz Family & Friends, Austintown Fire Department, and to all affected by Firefighter John R. Fritz’s passing.    

    

To date, 33 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2016. 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: Ohio Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 03.20.2016

Fire Technician/Industrial Firefighter Kenny Ray Jr., 32, was found deceased at the corporation’s Faircrest plant (Canton, OH) on Sunday, March 20th. According to company officials, Firefighter Ray was checking fire extinguishers throughout the plant when members of the security team found him unresponsive in a fifth-floor elevator motor room. Nitrogen exposure is suspected as a cause in his death. The incident remains under investigation by TimkenSteel, local, state and federal authorities.

      

Our condolences to the Ray Family & Friends, TimkenSteel Fire and Security, and to all affected by Fire Technician/Industrial Firefighter Kenny Ray Jr.’s passing.
    
To date, 17 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2016. 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: Ohio Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 01.18.2016

On March 18, 2014, Firefighter Scott D. Bruggeman, 45, suffered a heart attack while restraining an uncooperative patient in the Atrium Medical Center emergency room. Scott D. Bruggeman was subsequently diagnosed with sarcoidosis and underwent several heart surgeries. After the last surgery which occurred in November 2015, Scott D. Bruggeman was placed in hospice care. On January 18, 2016, Firefighter Bruggeman passed away from injuries sustained. 

Our condolences to the Bruggeman Family & Friends, Middletown Division of Fire and to all affected by Firefighter Scott D. Bruggeman’s passing.

To date, 6 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2016. 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: Ohio Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 12.28.2015

Firefighter Patrick R. Wolterman, 28, on December 28, 2015 died from injuries sustained when he became trapped in a residential structure fire. According to initial reports from the media and fire department, firefighters responded to the fire at 0112hrs and upon arrival observed heavy smoke coming from the home. Firefighters had been advised that the house may be occupied with two elderly residents and at 0117hrs entered the home to search for any residents and began an interior attack on the fire. At approximately 0120hrs Firefighter Wolterman fell from the first floor into the basement and firefighters transmitted a "Mayday" alert calling for help.  Firefighters quickly located and rescued Patrick R. Wolterman and performed life saving measures while en route to Fort Hamilton Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. The fatal fire incident remains under investigation by local and state authorities.



Our condolences to the Wolterman Family & Friends, Hamilton Fire Department and to all affected by Firefighter Patrick R. Wolterman’s passing.

  

To date, 86 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2015. 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: Ohio Fire Captain On-Duty Death Notification 10.13.2015

On October 13, 2015 at 0720hrs., Fire Captain Charles "Chuck" Horning, 54, was found deceased, slumped over the steering wheel of a vehicle, approximately eight hours after responding to a fire call with his department. The nature and cause of the fatal injury is still to be determined. 

Our condolences to the Horning Family & Friends, Townsend Township Fire Department, and to all affected by Fire Captain Charles "Chuck" Horning’s passing.   

    

To date, 69 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2015. 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: Ohio Fire Lieutenant On-Duty Death Notification 06.05.2015

Fire Lieutenant David Knapke, 55, suffered a sudden cardiac event and collapsed while operating at the scene of a mutual aid structure fire in Mt. Orab, Ohio, on May 30. Lieutenant  Knapke was resuscitated at the scene of the fire and flown to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center for treatment. Subsequently, due to test results and in accordance with his end of life care plan, Lieutenant Knapke was moved to the Hospice of Cincinnati where he succumbed to his injury on June 5th. 

      

Our condolences to the Knapke Family & Friends, Williamsburg Township Emergency Services, and to all affected by Fire Lieutenant David Knapke’s passing.

   

To date, 40 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2015. 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: Ohio Fire Apparatus Operator On-Duty Death Notification 03.26.2015

      

On March 26, 2015 at 0000hrs, Fire Apparatus Operator Daryl Gordon, 54, assigned to Cincinnati Fire Department’s Heavy Rescue 14, died from injuries he sustained in a fall down an elevator shaft while working with fire crews to rescue the residents and extinguish a fire in a Madisonville neighborhood apartment building. Some of the residents were reported to have suffered smoke inhalation and one other firefighter was injured with second-degree burns in the fire. Investigation into the fatal incident continues by authorities.

Our condolences to the Gordon Family & Friends, the Cincinnati Fire Department, and to all affected by Fire Apparatus Operator Daryl Gordon’s passing.

To date, 19 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2015. 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: Ohio Firefighter-EMT On-Duty Death 11.28.2014

Firefighter-EMT Tom Rhamey, 71, on November 18, 2014 at 1350hrs, fell ill while working at the scene of a residential structure fire. Firefighter-EMT Tom Rhamey was treated and transported by Western Holmes County EMS to Wooster Community Hospital and subsequently flown to Akron City Hospital where he remained in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit until his passing on November 28, 2014.

        

Our condolences to the Rhamey Family & Friends, the Western Holmes County Fire and EMS - Lakeville Station, and to all affected by Fire Fighter - EMT Tom Rhamey's passing.

     

To date, 81 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.) 

USFA LODD – Ohio Firefighter/Paramedic Fatalities Notification 09.05.2014

Firefighter/Paramedic Keven J. Ollier, 60, on September 5, 2014 passed away from a sudden illness several hours after responding to a smell of smoke call at a nursing home.    
    

Our condolences to the Ollier Family & Friends, the Anderson Township Fire & Rescue Department, and to all affected by Firefighter/Paramedic Keven J. Ollier's passing.        
           

To date, 61 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.) 

USFA: Ohio Fire Chief LODD: On-Duty Death 12.15.2013

Fire Chief John J. Wayman Sr., 69, on December 15, 2013 passed away from an apparent heart attack within 24 hours of working with his fire department at the scene of a motor vehicle accident involving a truck and train at a railroad crossing.
  
John J. Wayman Sr. is survived by his wife, Phyllis, a son, two daughters and five grandchildren.

Our condolences to the Wayman Family & Friends, the Jefferson Volunteer Fire Department, and to all affected Fire Chief John J. Wayman Sr.'s passing.

To date, 98 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2013. 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: Ohio Firefighter/Mayor LODD: On-Duty Death 12.15.2013

On December 12, 2013, after returning to the station from working a residential fire call, Firefighter Terry Richard "Dick" Guss, Sr., 72, slipped and fell from the running board of an engine striking his head on the apparatus bay floor. According to reports, Firefighter Guss was transported to the hospital alert and in little pain. Terry Richard "Dick" Guss, who also was the mayor, was initially talking and in little pain when he was transported to the hospital, stated Chief Norm Mansfield of the South Zanesville Fire Department. While at the hospital Terry Richard Guss’ condition worsened and he was transferred to ICU then underwent surgery to address pressure on the brain from bleeding. In spite of best efforts from fellow first responders and medical personnel at the hospital, Firefighter Guss succumbed to his injuries passing away on Sunday, December 15th.

Our condolences to the Guss Family & Friends, the South Zanesville Fire Department, and to all affected Firefighter Terry Richard "Dick" Guss', Sr. passing.

To date, 95 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2013. 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: Ohio Firefighter LODD: On-Duty Death 11.05.2013

Lieutenant  James Michael Hill, 52, on November 5, 2013, passed away at home in his sleep. Lieutenant Hill had been on-duty and responded to an emergency incident within 24 hours of his passing. The cause of death is still to be officially reported but initial findings indicate a sudden cardiac arrest.

Our condolences to the Hill Family & Friends, the Sycamore Township Fire & EMS Department, and to all affected Firefighter Lieutenant James Michael Hill's passing.

To date, 89  firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2013. 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: Ohio Firefighter LODD: On-Duty Death 10.20.2013

Firefighter Leroy Murphy Jr., 56, on October 18, 2013 at 2030hrs, responded to a fire call involving farm equipment while on duty with the Gettysburg Rural Fire Department. The following morning, Leroy Murphy fell ill while teaching at a local fire academy. Firefighter Murphy was treated and transported, on October 20, 2013, to the hospital but passed away a short while later from an embolism.

Leroy Murphy is survived by his father: Leroy Murphy of Greenville; his wife: Betty (Martin) Murphy of Greenville; son: Wyatt Murphy of Greenville; daughter and son-in-law: Amanda and Clayton Hans of Greenville; stepdaughters and sons-in-law: Betty and Brad Meade of Greenville, Nicole and Ronald Shellabarger of Greenville; stepson and daughter-in-law: Michael and Laci Reynolds of Summerville, S.C.; 12 grandchilden; brother and sister in law: Terry and Kim Murphy of Versailles; sister: Deborah Bailey of Greenville; numerous nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and all of his brother firefighters.

Our condolences to the Murphy Family & Friends, the Gettsburg Rural Fire Department, and to all affected Firefighter Leroy Murphy Jr.'s passing.

To date, 86  firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2013. 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.)