USFA LODD: Vermont Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 05.05.2016

Firefighter Steven Lapierre, 58, on May 5, 2016 succumbed to his injury after suffering a heart attack while operating at the scene of a brush fire on April 27th, 2016.

      

Our condolences to the Lapierre Family & Friends, Georgia Volunteer Fire Department, and to all affected by Firefighter Steven Lapierre’s passing. 

    

To date, 24 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.) 

USFA LODD: New York Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 05.02.2016

Firefighter Theodore A. Stafford, 73, on May 2, 2016 at 1824hrs, died at home from a nature and cause of fatal injury still to be determined shortly after responding to the fire station for an emergency call.

      

Our condolences to the Stafford Family & Friends, Sag Harbor Fire Department, and to all affected by Firefighter Theodore A. Stafford's passing.

    

To date, 23 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.) 

USFA LODD: North Carolina Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 04.30.2016

On April 30, 2016 Firefighter Richard Sheltra, 20, died from injuries sustained while operating on the interior of a commercial structure fire at a strip mall in Pineville, North Carolina. A second firefighter was injured in the incident which remains under investigation by local, state, and federal authorities.

      

Our condolences to the Sheltra Family & Friends, The Pineville-Morrow Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue, Inc., and to all affected by Firefighter Richard Sheltra's passing.

    

To date, 22 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.) 

USFA LODD: Tennessee Fire Lieutenant On-Duty Death Notification 04.17.2016

While operating at the scene of a residential structure fire on April 16, 2016 at 2334hrs, Lieutenant Rodney Eddins, 57, collapsed from a nature of fatal injury still to be determined. Fellow firefighters removed Lieutenant Eddins from the structure and rushed him to Methodist South Hospital in critical condition where he succumbed to his injury on April 17, 2017. Fire crews determined the blaze started from a malfunctioning portable fan in the bedroom. There was not a working smoke alarm in the house, but two adults and four children at the home were uninjured.

      

Our condolences to the Eddins Family & Friends, Memphis Fire Department, and to all affected by Lieutenant Rodney Eddins’ passing.

    

To date, 21 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.)