On November 20, 2013 at 2310hrs, while at the scene of a residential structure fire, First Assistant Fire Chief Russ “Rooster” Gow collapsed from a nature of illness still to be reported. Assistant Fire Chief Gow was treated on scene by fellow responders and transported to the hospital where he succumbed to his injury.
Our condolences to the Gow Family & Friends, the Factoryville Fire Company, and to all affected Assistant Fire Chief Russell Gow's passing.
To date, 92 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.)
