On April 27, 2015 at 1900hrs, while putting on gear at the station preparing to respond to a fire call, Training Officer/Firefighter Mike Corn, 68 collapsed. Fellow responders immediately provided medical assistance but Firefighter Corn succumbed to his injury, the nature and cause of which is still to be determined.
Our condolences to the Corn Family & Friends, the Conway Springs Fire Department, and to all affected by Training Officer/Firefighter Mike Corn’s passing.
To date, 28 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.)
