USFA LODD: Washington, DC Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 10.27.2019

On Thursday, October 24, 2019, Firefighter Alex Graham, 48, was conducting pump testing at the D.C. Fire and EMS Training Academy, when he suffered a medical emergency.  He was immediately taken to the hospital, where he passed away on Sunday, October 27, 2019, from an aortic dissection.

Our condolences to the Graham Family & Friends, DC Fire and EMS Department, and to all affected by Firefighter Alex Graham‘s passing.

   

To date, 47 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2019. 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: Alabama Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 10.18.2019

On October 18, 2019, Firefighter Michael Johnston, 45, was driving the Equality Volunteer Fire Department’s 2004 GMC water tender when it overturned while responding to a brush fire. Firefighter Johnston was ejected from the truck in the single-vehicle accident and pronounced deceased at the scene from the injuries he sustained.

Our condolences to the Johnson Family & Friends, Equality Volunteer Fire Department, and to all affected by Firefighter Michael Johnston‘s passing.

   

To date, 46 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2019. 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 10.19.2019

On October 19, 2019, Firefighter Robert Bush fell, 49, ill during fire department training. Other firefighter department members immediately provided medical assistance to Firefighter Bush and then transported him to a local hospital. Despite revival efforts, Firefighter Bush passed away at the hospital. The nature and cause of fatal injury are still to be determined.

Our condolences to the Bush Family & Friends, Homer Fire Department, and to all affected by Firefighter Robert Bush‘s passing.

   

To date, 45 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2019. 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: Texas Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 10.12.2019

On Monday, October 7, 2019, Firefighter Steven Paul Henderson, 60, and another firefighter were returning from a fire call in a tanker truck when they stopped alongside the road to inspect the front tires. While outside the vehicle, another firefighter from the same fire department driving his personal pick-up truck, who was also at the scene of the fire call and left shortly after Firefighter Henderson, did not see the truck parked in the roadway or the two firefighters standing outside of it and subsequently hit both Henderson and the other firefighter. Firefighter Henderson was immediately transported by LifeFlight to the Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, in Houston, where, on Saturday, October 12, 2019, he succumbed to the injuries sustained in the accident.  The other firefighter who was hit had non-life threatening injuries and was released from OakBend Medical Center in Richmond, TX..

Our condolences to the Henderson Family & Friends, Louise Volunteer Fire Department, and to all affected by Firefighter Steven Paul Henderson ‘s passing.

   

To date, 44 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2019. 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.