USFA LODD: Oregon Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 08.31.2020

 

On Monday, August 31, 2020, Firefighter Diane Jones, 63, who worked for a private company during the wildland fire season, KL Farms/Fire LLC, was battling the wildfires in the Mendocino National Forest in California, when she was involved in a vehicle crash, along with two other firefighters.  Firefighter Jones was repositioning the engine when it backed over an embankment and into a fire.  She passed away from the injuries she sustained in the accident.  One of the two other firefighters is being treated for injuries sustained in the crash, while the third firefighter was uninjured.  Firefighter Diane Jones was a volunteer firefighter for the Cresson Volunteer Fire Department in Cresson, Texas.  Her son, Captain Ian Shelly, also a member of the Cresson Volunteer Fire Department, was fighting the wildfires in the Mendocino National Forest as well.

Our condolences to the Jones Family & Friends, SKL Farms/Fire LLC, and to all affected by Firefighter Diane Jones's passing.    

To date, 60 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2020. 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: Oregon Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 10.16.2018

On October 16, 2018, Fire Chief Glenn Harman, 64, was found deceased at the fire department. Fire Chief Harman had been reviewing station reports when he was discovered collapsed at his computer.

  

Our condolences to the Harman Family & Friends, Rocky Point Fire & EMS, and to all affected by Fire Chief Glenn Harman’s passing.   

   

To date, 75 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: Oregon Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 09.04.2018

Firefighter II Eric Christopher Aarseth, 20, worked the Horns Mountain Fire in Washington on August 27, 2018 and was released at 6:00 p.m.  On August 28, 2018 Firefighter Aarseth was found unresponsive at his home in Oregon. Reports indicate that Firefighter Aarseth developed pneumonia which became septic. Firefighter Aarseth was treated at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Springfield, Oregon, but was taken off life support on Sept. 3 after suffering irreversible damage to his organs. Eric Christopher Aarseth passed away early the following morning on September 4, 2018.
   
Our condolences to the Aarseth Family & Friends, Miller Timber Services, and to all affected by Firefighter II Eric Christopher Aarseth’s passing. 

To date, 67 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: Oregon Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 07.19.2017

On July 19, 2017 While part of a 20-person crew staging an initial attack on a forest fire in the Sealy Ranger District of the Lolo National Forest in Montana, Firefighter Trenton Martain Johnson, 19, was struck by a falling tree. Firefighter Johnson was flown to a Missoula hospital for treatment, but passed away from the injuries he sustained when struck.

Our condolences to the Johnson Family & Friends, Grayback Forestry, Inc., and to all affected by Firefighter Trenton Martain Johnson's passing. 

To date, 57 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: Oregon Firefighter/Smokejumper On-Duty Death Notification 12.19.2016

Firefighter/Smokejumper  Ray Rubio, 52, passed away in the Grandview Hospital, Birmingham, Alabama, from injuries he suffered in a fall on November 23, 2016. Rubio, a Smokejumper (RAC 95) with the Redmond Air Center (RAC) - Deschutes National Forest, had been assigned to the Southeast during an outbreak of multiple large fires in the region. Firefighter Rubio was reported to have been in travel status on his way home to Oregon and staying overnight in Birmingham at the time of his injury.
    

Our condolences to the Rubio Family & Friends, Redmond Smokejumpers - Redmond Air Center Deschutes National Forest, and to all affected by Firefighter/Smokejumper Ray Rubio’s passing.   

  

To date, 85 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 – Oregon Firefighter Fatalities Notification 07.29.2014

Firefighter Matthew David Goodnature, 21, on July 29 at 1830hrs, died while on-duty from injuries sustained from a fall while assigned to the Launch Fire in Oregon. Investigation into the fatal incident continues by National Forest, state, and local authorities. 

   


Our condolences to the Goodnature Family & Friends, the Fremont-Winema National Forrest and to all affected by Firefighter Matthew David Goodnature's passing.

   
To date, 52 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: Florida Firefighter LODD: On-Duty Death 09.22.2013

Firefighter Iran D. Rivers, 48,  on September 22, 2013 at 0300hrs, responded to an emergency medical call during the early morning hours then returned to the station. Later at shift change, Firefighter Rivers was discovered in quarters deceased from a cause still to be determined.
   
Our condolences to the Rivers Family & Friends, the Hillsbough County Fire Rescue, and to all affected Firefighter Iran D. River's passing.
  
To date, 80  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: Oregon Firefighter LODD: On-Duty Death 08.25.2013

Contract Firefighter Oscar Montano-Garcia, 50, on August 25, 2013 at 1800hrs., during operations on the Nabob fire in Northern California, succumbed to a medical condition the nature of which is still to be reported. The cause of death remains unknown at this time.

Our condolences to the Montano-Garcia Family & Friends, U.S. Forest Service, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, and to all affected Firefighter Oscar Montano-Garcia's passing. 

     

To date,  77  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: Oregon Wildland Contractor/Firefighter LODD: On-Duty Death 08.10.2013

Firefighter Hall was found unresponsive while supporting a bulldozer crew as it worked to repair an existing fire line on the Grassy Mountain fire. BLM and other firefighters administered CPR until an air ambulance arrived but Hall reportedly died at the scene.
    

Our condolences to the Hall Family & Friends, the BML - Vale District, and to all affected by Wildland Contractor/Firefighter Kevin Hall's passing. 
    
To date, 73 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: Oregon Firefighter LODD: On-Duty Death 08.06.2013

Firefighter Jesse Trader, 19, of the Southwest Oregon District - Oregon Department of Forestry on August 6, 2013 at 0720hrs. was returning from the evening shift when the water tender (tanker) he was driving hit an embankment and rolled over on the Bear Camp Road near Soldier Camp.  Firefighters in vehicles driving behind Trader immediately stopped to assist.  An advanced life support ambulance arrived on scene within minutes and life flight was quickly launched; however, all efforts to save Firefighter Trader were unsuccessful.
  
The water tender, owned Ace Earthmoving, was being utilized by County Fire, a private fire suppression company serving the Merlin area and contracted to assist with the Big Windy Complex fire at the time.  
    
An accident investigation team from Josephine County and cooperating law enforcement agencies arrived on scene shortly after the accident and their investigation continues.
    

Our condolences to the Trader Family & Friends, the Southwest Oregon District - Oregon Department of Forestry, and to all affected by Firefighter Jesse Trader's passing. 

To date, 72 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: Oregon Wildland Contractor/Firefighter LODD: On-Duty Death 08.01.2013

Wildland Contractor/Firefighter John Hammack, 58, on August 1, 2013 at 0913hrs, was killed by the top portion of a snag that fell and struck him and another firefighter who was injured in the incident. The firefighters were clearing away hazardous trees on a wildfire  in the Mt. Washington Wilderness Area of Oregon. John Hammack was taken to the Redmond Memorial Chapel the following afternoon after a recovery effort by the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office who is also conducting an investigation into the death.

Our condolences to the Hammack Family & Friends, the U.S. Forest Service - Deschutes Forest, and to all affected by Wildland Contractor/Firefighter John Hammack's passing. 
  
To date, 71 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.)