Fire Chief Ricky Wooten Doub, on December 16, 2014 at 1343hrs, responded to an EMS and a fire call during the day and was later found deceased at home by his wife around 1700hrs that evening. A nature and cause of fatal injury for Chief Doub is still to be determined.
Our condolences to the Doub Family & Friends, the City of Forbush Volunteer Fire Department, and to all affected by Fire Chief Ricky Wooten Doub's passing.
To date, 85 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.)
