Firefighter Charles Waterbury, 56, suffered a medical emergency on July 24, 2016 while fighting a brush fire in Lyme, New Hampshire. Firefighter Waterbury was transported to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center where he was pronounced dead from nature of fatal injury still to be determined.
Our condolences to the Waterbury Family & Friends, Orford Fire Department, and to all affected by Firefighter Charles Waterbury’s passing.
To date, 45 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.)
