USFA LODD: Louisiana Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 08.28.2016

On August 28, 2016, while working at the scene of a single vehicle accident on Westbound Interstate 10, District Fire Chief Spencer J. Chauvin, 36, was struck and killed by a charter bus that crashed into the accident scene. A passenger in a vehicle at the scene was also killed and many others were injured including two firefighters who received non-life threatening injuries in the incident. 

  

Our condolences to the Chauvin Family & Friends, St. John the Baptist Parish Office of Fire Services, and to all affected by District Fire Chief Spencer J. Chauvin's passing.     

  

To date, 54 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.)