USFA LODD: South Carolina Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 10.04.2019

Fire Engineer Paul Quattlebaum, 46, was dispatched to a medical call. While responding to the call, he and his partner saw a vehicle accident in the 5200 block of Fairview Road and stopped to help. While checking on those involved, Fire Engineer Quattlebaum was struck by a semi-truck. EMS treated Fire Engineer Quattlebaum at the scene and then transported him to a nearby hospital where he passed away. 

Our condolences to the Quattlebaum Family & friends, Lexington County Fire Service, and to all affected by Fire Engineer Paul Quattlebaum’s passing.

   

To date, 39 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 Carolina Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 05.22.2019

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. 

   

To date, 26 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 Carolina Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 06.21.2019

On June 17, 2019, Firefighter/EMT Coleman Loadholt, 51, was on-duty at the Jasper County Fire Rescue Department in Ridgeland, SC.  At approximately 0815hrs, he complained to his co-worker that he wasn’t feeling well and suffered a medical emergency.  Firefighter/EMT Loadholt was treated by his co-worker and was immediately transported to the Coastal Carolina Hospital where he was stabilized.  The same day he was then transported to the Hilton Head Hospital, and was ultimately transported to the MUSC Hospital in Charleston, SC, where he passed away on June 21, 2019. 

Our condolences to the Loadholt Family & Friends, Jasper County Fire Rescue, and to all affected by Firefighter/EMT Coleman Loadholt’s passing. 

   

To date, 24 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 Carolina Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 11.07.2018

On November 7, 2018, Assistant Chief Dennis Straight, 59, was directing traffic at an accident scene on the on-ramp to Highway 5 from the northbound lane of Highway 521 when he was struck by a vehicle. Life-saving efforts were administered on scene and Assistant Chief Straight was then transported to Springs Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced deceased.

  

Our condolences to the Straight Family & Friends, Charlotte Road-Van Wyck Volunteer Fire Department, and to all affected by Assistant Fire Dennis Straight’s passing. 

   

To date, 77 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: South Carolina Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 01.02.2017

Probationary Firefighter Amy Dimmery, 34, responded to a motor vehicle accident (MVA) call on January 2, 2017 reported at 1515hrs. Units cleared the scene at 1600hrs. Before making it back to their home, she and her husband, also a firefighter, were involved in a MVA. Firefighter Amy Dimmery was entrapped and response personnel began resuscitation efforts upon their arrival. Firefighter Amy Dimmery was taken by Marion Medic 10 to Carolinas Hospital in Marion and died as a result of her injuries shortly after arriving. As of January 3, 2017, her husband, Firefighter Freddie Dimmery remains in McLeod Hospital in serious condition.

  
Our condolences to the Dimmery Family & Friends, Marion Rural Fire Department, and to all affected by Probationary Firefighter Amy Dimmery’s passing.  

To date, 01 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: South Carolina Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 12.02.2016

On  December 2, 2016 at 1741hrs, after responding to a motor vehicle accident call with the Whitesville Fire Department and then returning home, Assistant Fire Chief Jeffery A. Worsham, 45, was found in the morning by his spouse in cardiac arrest. The Whitesville Fire Department responded to Assistant Fire Chief Worsham’s residence where he was treated and transported to the hospital but succumbed to his injury several days later.
    

Our condolences to the Worsham Family & Friends, Whitesville Rural Volunteer Fire Department, and to all affected by Assistant Fire Chief Jeffery A. Worsham’s passing.  

  

To date, 83 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: South Carolina Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 03.20.2016

Firefighter Christopher Gene Ray, 42, on March 20, 2016 at 1523hrs, was operating on the scene of a working residential structure fire when he was struck and killed by a fire engine. According to a preliminary description of the incident from the South Carolina Highway Patrol, Firefighter Ray was riding on a Conway fire engine when he fell off and was struck as the fire truck reversed over him. The incident remains under investigation by local and state authorities.

      

Our condolences to the Ray Family & Friends, Conway Fire Rescue, and to all affected by Firefighter Christopher Gene Ray’s passing.
  
To date, 15 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: South Carolina Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 07.26.2015

Firefighter Tyron Weston, 51, fell ill while on shift on July 3, 2015. During his recovery, Firefighter Weston passed away on the morning of Sunday, July 26, 2015. The nature and cause of fatal injury are still to be determined.

Our condolences to the Weston Family & Friends, Columbia Fire Department, and to all affected by Firefighter Tyron Weston’s passing.

  

To date, 49 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: South Carolina Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 02.15.2015

On February 15, 2015 at 2100hrs, Kenneth M. Stanton, 52, was directing traffic at the scene of a previous vehicle accident when an approaching vehicle drove around emergency equipment and struck him. Firefighter Stanton was immediately treated at the scene and then transported to the hospital where he passed away from injuries sustained. The driver of the vehicle who struck Kenneth M. Stanton is being charged with felony driving under the influence resulting in death and leaving the scene of an accident.

  
Our condolences to the Stanton Family & Friends, the Sandy Springs Fire Department, and to all affected by Firefighter Kenneth M. Stanton’s passing.
  
To date, 11 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 – South Carolina Fire Lieutenant On-Duty Death 12.03.14

Lieutenant John Burns, 50, on December 3, 2014 at 0645hrs, was discovered by other firefighters unresponsive in his bed at the fire station early in the morning where he was pronounced deceased from a nature and cause of fatal injury still to be determined. In addition to other duties, Lieutenant Burns had responded to one or more emergency alarms earlier during his shift.  

Our condolences to the Burns Family & Friends, the Myrtle Beach Fire Department, and to all affected by Fire Fighter John Burns’ passing.

To date, 82 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.) 


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USFA: South Carolina Firefighter-Paramedic On-Duty Death 11.01.2014

On November 1, 2014 at 0200hrs, Firefighter-Paramedic Kellen Andrew Fleming,  29 suffered a heart attack in the bunkroom of the firehouse in the early morning hours. Firefighter-Paramedic  Fleming was treated immediately by a fellow paramedic and other responders at the station and was then transported to the hospital where he went into cardiac arrest. Despite efforts to revive him, Kellen Andrew Fleming succumbed to his injury. Firefighter-Paramedic Fleming had responded to several emergency incidents and worked fire prevention activities in the hours leading up to his fatal injury.

    

Our condolences to the Fleming Family & Friends, the Westview-Fairforest Fire Department, and to all affected by Firefighter-Paramedic Kellen Andrew Fleming’s passing.

     

To date, 72 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.)