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2004 Line Of Duty Deaths
2004 Line Of Duty Deaths
United States Fire Administration
Despite continued advances in firefighting equipment, Incident Command System training, operations and safety training and improved communications, 117 firefighters died in the line of duty in the United States in 2004.
2004 Line Of Duty Deaths
There were a total of 104 incidents that took the life of a firefighter in 2004:
• Career firefighters, those who are employed full-time as firefighters, comprised 36 deaths. • Volunteer, seasonal, and part-time firefighters accounted for 81 deaths. • Half of the firefighters that died in 2004 died from traumatic injuries such as asphyxiation, burns,
drowning, vehicle crashes, and other physical injuries. The balance of firefighter deaths in 2004 were attributed to non-traumatic injuries, such as heart attacks and strokes. Heart attacks caused the deaths of 49 on-duty firefighters.
• Nine (9) firefighters died in 2004 in response to wildland fires (grass, trees, brush). • Three (3) firefighters were killed when fire apparatus were backed over them. • Five (5) firefighters were killed when struck by passing vehicles at the scene of an emergency. • Four (4) firefighters were killed in falls from fire department vehicles. • One (1) firefighter was shot and killed as she approached an emergency that involved domestic
violence. • Twenty firefighters died in vehicle collisions.
– Seven (7) of these deaths involved the crash of the firefighter's personal vehicle. – Three (3) firefighters died in aircraft crashes. – Five (5) firefighters died in crashes that involved responding fire apparatus.
• The average age of firefighters killed while on-duty in 2004 was 47. The average age of a firefighter that died of a heart attack or stroke was 52; the average age of firefighters who died of traumatic injuries was 42.
2004 Line Of Duty Deaths
There were a total of 104 incidents that took the life of a firefighter in 2004:
• Career firefighters, those who are employed full-time as firefighters, comprised 36 deaths. • Volunteer, seasonal, and part-time firefighters accounted for 81 deaths. • Half of the firefighters that died in 2004 died from traumatic injuries such as asphyxiation, burns,
drowning, vehicle crashes, and other physical injuries. The balance of firefighter deaths in 2004 were attributed to non-traumatic injuries, such as heart attacks and strokes. Heart attacks caused the deaths of 49 on-duty firefighters.
• Nine (9) firefighters died in 2004 in response to wildland fires (grass, trees, brush). • Three (3) firefighters were killed when fire apparatus were backed over them. • Five (5) firefighters were killed when struck by passing vehicles at the scene of an emergency. • Four (4) firefighters were killed in falls from fire department vehicles. • One (1) firefighter was shot and killed as she approached an emergency that involved domestic
violence. • Twenty firefighters died in vehicle collisions.
– Seven (7) of these deaths involved the crash of the firefighter's personal vehicle. – Three (3) firefighters died in aircraft crashes. – Five (5) firefighters died in crashes that involved responding fire apparatus.
• The average age of firefighters killed while on-duty in 2004 was 47. The average age of a firefighter that died of a heart attack or stroke was 52; the average age of firefighters who died of traumatic injuries was 42.
2004 Line Of Duty Deaths
There were a total of 104 incidents that took the life of a firefighter in 2004:
• Career firefighters, those who are employed full-time as firefighters, comprised 36 deaths. • Volunteer, seasonal, and part-time firefighters accounted for 81 deaths. • Half of the firefighters that died in 2004 died from traumatic injuries such as asphyxiation, burns,
drowning, vehicle crashes, and other physical injuries. The balance of firefighter deaths in 2004 were attributed to non-traumatic injuries, such as heart attacks and strokes. Heart attacks caused the deaths of 49 on-duty firefighters.
• Nine (9) firefighters died in 2004 in response to wildland fires (grass, trees, brush). • Three (3) firefighters were killed when fire apparatus were backed over them. • Five (5) firefighters were killed when struck by passing vehicles at the scene of an emergency. • Four (4) firefighters were killed in falls from fire department vehicles. • One (1) firefighter was shot and killed as she approached an emergency that involved domestic
violence. • Twenty firefighters died in vehicle collisions.
– Seven (7) of these deaths involved the crash of the firefighter's personal vehicle. – Three (3) firefighters died in aircraft crashes. – Five (5) firefighters died in crashes that involved responding fire apparatus.
• The average age of firefighters killed while on-duty in 2004 was 47. The average age of a firefighter that died of a heart attack or stroke was 52; the average age of firefighters who died of traumatic injuries was 42.
2004 Line Of Duty Deaths
There were a total of 104 incidents that took the life of a firefighter in 2004:
• Career firefighters, those who are employed full-time as firefighters, comprised 36 deaths. • Volunteer, seasonal, and part-time firefighters accounted for 81 deaths. • Half of the firefighters that died in 2004 died from traumatic injuries such as asphyxiation, burns,
drowning, vehicle crashes, and other physical injuries. The balance of firefighter deaths in 2004 were attributed to non-traumatic injuries, such as heart attacks and strokes. Heart attacks caused the deaths of 49 on-duty firefighters.
• Nine (9) firefighters died in 2004 in response to wildland fires (grass, trees, brush). • Three (3) firefighters were killed when fire apparatus were backed over them. • Five (5) firefighters were killed when struck by passing vehicles at the scene of an emergency. • Four (4) firefighters were killed in falls from fire department vehicles. • One (1) firefighter was shot and killed as she approached an emergency that involved domestic
violence. • Twenty firefighters died in vehicle collisions.
– Seven (7) of these deaths involved the crash of the firefighter's personal vehicle. – Three (3) firefighters died in aircraft crashes. – Five (5) firefighters died in crashes that involved responding fire apparatus.
• The average age of firefighters killed while on-duty in 2004 was 47. The average age of a firefighter that died of a heart attack or stroke was 52; the average age of firefighters who died of traumatic injuries was 42.
2004 Line Of Duty Deaths
There were a total of 104 incidents that took the life of a firefighter in 2004:
• Career firefighters, those who are employed full-time as firefighters, comprised 36 deaths. • Volunteer, seasonal, and part-time firefighters accounted for 81 deaths. • Half of the firefighters that died in 2004 died from traumatic injuries such as asphyxiation, burns,
drowning, vehicle crashes, and other physical injuries. The balance of firefighter deaths in 2004 were attributed to non-traumatic injuries, such as heart attacks and strokes. Heart attacks caused the deaths of 49 on-duty firefighters.
• Nine (9) firefighters died in 2004 in response to wildland fires (grass, trees, brush). • Three (3) firefighters were killed when fire apparatus were backed over them. • Five (5) firefighters were killed when struck by passing vehicles at the scene of an emergency. • Four (4) firefighters were killed in falls from fire department vehicles. • One (1) firefighter was shot and killed as she approached an emergency that involved domestic
violence. • Twenty firefighters died in vehicle collisions.
– Seven (7) of these deaths involved the crash of the firefighter's personal vehicle. – Three (3) firefighters died in aircraft crashes. – Five (5) firefighters died in crashes that involved responding fire apparatus.
• The average age of firefighters killed while on-duty in 2004 was 47. The average age of a firefighter that died of a heart attack or stroke was 52; the average age of firefighters who died of traumatic injuries was 42.
2004 Line Of Duty Deaths
There were a total of 104 incidents that took the life of a firefighter in 2004:
• Career firefighters, those who are employed full-time as firefighters, comprised 36 deaths. • Volunteer, seasonal, and part-time firefighters accounted for 81 deaths. • Half of the firefighters that died in 2004 died from traumatic injuries such as asphyxiation, burns,
drowning, vehicle crashes, and other physical injuries. The balance of firefighter deaths in 2004 were attributed to non-traumatic injuries, such as heart attacks and strokes. Heart attacks caused the deaths of 49 on-duty firefighters.
• Nine (9) firefighters died in 2004 in response to wildland fires (grass, trees, brush). • Three (3) firefighters were killed when fire apparatus were backed over them. • Five (5) firefighters were killed when struck by passing vehicles at the scene of an emergency. • Four (4) firefighters were killed in falls from fire department vehicles. • One (1) firefighter was shot and killed as she approached an emergency that involved domestic
violence. • Twenty firefighters died in vehicle collisions.
– Seven (7) of these deaths involved the crash of the firefighter's personal vehicle. – Three (3) firefighters died in aircraft crashes. – Five (5) firefighters died in crashes that involved responding fire apparatus.
• The average age of firefighters killed while on-duty in 2004 was 47. The average age of a firefighter that died of a heart attack or stroke was 52; the average age of firefighters who died of traumatic injuries was 42.
2004 Line Of Duty Deaths
There were a total of 104 incidents that took the life of a firefighter in 2004:
• Career firefighters, those who are employed full-time as firefighters, comprised 36 deaths. • Volunteer, seasonal, and part-time firefighters accounted for 81 deaths. • Half of the firefighters that died in 2004 died from traumatic injuries such as asphyxiation, burns,
drowning, vehicle crashes, and other physical injuries. The balance of firefighter deaths in 2004 were attributed to non-traumatic injuries, such as heart attacks and strokes. Heart attacks caused the deaths of 49 on-duty firefighters.
• Nine (9) firefighters died in 2004 in response to wildland fires (grass, trees, brush). • Three (3) firefighters were killed when fire apparatus were backed over them. • Five (5) firefighters were killed when struck by passing vehicles at the scene of an emergency. • Four (4) firefighters were killed in falls from fire department vehicles. • One (1) firefighter was shot and killed as she approached an emergency that involved domestic
violence. • Twenty firefighters died in vehicle collisions.
– Seven (7) of these deaths involved the crash of the firefighter's personal vehicle. – Three (3) firefighters died in aircraft crashes. – Five (5) firefighters died in crashes that involved responding fire apparatus.
• The average age of firefighters killed while on-duty in 2004 was 47. The average age of a firefighter that died of a heart attack or stroke was 52; the average age of firefighters who died of traumatic injuries was 42.
2004 Line Of Duty Deaths
There were a total of 104 incidents that took the life of a firefighter in 2004:
• Career firefighters, those who are employed full-time as firefighters, comprised 36 deaths. • Volunteer, seasonal, and part-time firefighters accounted for 81 deaths. • Half of the firefighters that died in 2004 died from traumatic injuries such as asphyxiation, burns,
drowning, vehicle crashes, and other physical injuries. The balance of firefighter deaths in 2004 were attributed to non-traumatic injuries, such as heart attacks and strokes. Heart attacks caused the deaths of 49 on-duty firefighters.
• Nine (9) firefighters died in 2004 in response to wildland fires (grass, trees, brush). • Three (3) firefighters were killed when fire apparatus were backed over them. • Five (5) firefighters were killed when struck by passing vehicles at the scene of an emergency. • Four (4) firefighters were killed in falls from fire department vehicles. • One (1) firefighter was shot and killed as she approached an emergency that involved domestic
violence. • Twenty firefighters died in vehicle collisions.
– Seven (7) of these deaths involved the crash of the firefighter's personal vehicle. – Three (3) firefighters died in aircraft crashes. – Five (5) firefighters died in crashes that involved responding fire apparatus.
• The average age of firefighters killed while on-duty in 2004 was 47. The average age of a firefighter that died of a heart attack or stroke was 52; the average age of firefighters who died of traumatic injuries was 42.
2004 Line Of Duty Deaths
There were a total of 104 incidents that took the life of a firefighter in 2004:
• Career firefighters, those who are employed full-time as firefighters, comprised 36 deaths. • Volunteer, seasonal, and part-time firefighters accounted for 81 deaths. • Half of the firefighters that died in 2004 died from traumatic injuries such as asphyxiation, burns,
drowning, vehicle crashes, and other physical injuries. The balance of firefighter deaths in 2004 were attributed to non-traumatic injuries, such as heart attacks and strokes. Heart attacks caused the deaths of 49 on-duty firefighters.
• Nine (9) firefighters died in 2004 in response to wildland fires (grass, trees, brush). • Three (3) firefighters were killed when fire apparatus were backed over them. • Five (5) firefighters were killed when struck by passing vehicles at the scene of an emergency. • Four (4) firefighters were killed in falls from fire department vehicles. • One (1) firefighter was shot and killed as she approached an emergency that involved domestic
violence. • Twenty (20) firefighters died in vehicle collisions.
– Seven (7) of these deaths involved the crash of the firefighter's personal vehicle. – Three (3) firefighters died in aircraft crashes. – Five (5) firefighters died in crashes that involved responding fire apparatus.
• The average age of firefighters killed while on-duty in 2004 was 47. The average age of a firefighter that died of a heart attack or stroke was 52; the average age of firefighters who died of traumatic injuries was 42.
2004 Line Of Duty Deaths
There were a total of 104 incidents that took the life of a firefighter in 2004:
• Career firefighters, those who are employed full-time as firefighters, comprised 36 deaths. • Volunteer, seasonal, and part-time firefighters accounted for 81 deaths. • Half of the firefighters that died in 2004 died from traumatic injuries such as asphyxiation, burns,
drowning, vehicle crashes, and other physical injuries. The balance of firefighter deaths in 2004 were attributed to non-traumatic injuries, such as heart attacks and strokes. Heart attacks caused the deaths of 49 on-duty firefighters.
• Nine (9) firefighters died in 2004 in response to wildland fires (grass, trees, brush). • Three (3) firefighters were killed when fire apparatus were backed over them. • Five (5) firefighters were killed when struck by passing vehicles at the scene of an emergency. • Four (4) firefighters were killed in falls from fire department vehicles. • One (1) firefighter was shot and killed as she approached an emergency that involved domestic
violence. • Twenty (20) firefighters died in vehicle collisions.
– Seven (7) of these deaths involved the crash of the firefighter's personal vehicle. – Three (3) firefighters died in aircraft crashes. – Five (5) firefighters died in crashes that involved responding fire apparatus.
• The average age of firefighters killed while on-duty in 2004 was 47. The average age of a firefighter that died of a heart attack or stroke was 52; the average age of firefighters who died of traumatic injuries was 42.
2004 Line Of Duty Deaths
Classification Career 36Wild land Full-Time 4Part-Time (Paid) 2Paid-on-Call 2Volunteer 68Wild land Part-Time 2Wild land Contract 3
Multiple Firefighter Fatality Incidents: 3
Wild land Firefighter Fatalities: 20
2004 Line Of Duty Deaths
Type of DutyResponding 17Training 13On-Scene Fire 30On-Scene Non-Fire 11After 23Other On-Duty 18Returning 5
Percent of Fatalities Related to Emergency Duty: 68.3%
Number of firefighter fatalities
associated with suspicious / arson fires: 3
2004 Line Of Duty Deaths
Type of Incident Wild land 14Structure Fire 31MVA 12Hazmat 2Vehicle Fire 3EMS 7Outside Fire 1False Alarm 3Not Incident Related 31Other 12Unknown 1
2004 Line Of Duty Deaths
Cause of Fatal Injury Caught/Trapped 7Fall 4Stress / Overexertion 66Exposure 1Collapse 6Struck by 10Vehicle Collision 21Lost 1Other 1
2004 Line Of Duty Deaths
Nature of Fatal Injury Asphyxiation 8Fall 1Crushed 7Burns 2CVA 2Trauma 29Drowning 2Heart Attack 61Other 3
2004 Line Of Duty Deaths
Age of Firefighter When the Fatal Injury Was Sustained Under 21 621 to 25 426 to 30 231 to 40 1341 to 50 2951 to 60 3161 and Over 22
Firefighter Fatalities Under Age 40 -24.8%
2004 Line Of Duty Deaths
Type of Activity Search & Rescue 5Setup 1 Incident Command 4 Advance Hose Lines 14 Standby 3 Ventilation 1Responding 17 Support 2 Pump Ops 1Water Supply 2 Scene Safety 7 Not Incident Related 23 Not On Scene 14 Other 4 EMS/Patient Care 4 Unknown 15
2004 Line Of Duty Deaths
Time of Fatal Injury 0100-0259 20300-0459 10500-0659 40700-0859 110900-1059 131100-1259 71300-1459 121500-1659 151700-1859 201900-2059 142100-2259 62300-0059 6Unknown 6
2004 Line Of Duty Deaths
Month of the Year January 9February 11March 17April 12May 7June 8July 6August 11September 10 October 9November 7 December 10
2004 Line Of Duty Deaths
Firefighter Fatalities by State of Fire Service Organization1 Alaska 0.85%3 Alabama 2.56%1 Arkansas 0.85%1 Arizona 0.85%5 California 4.27%2 Colorado 1.70%1 Connecticut 0.85%5 Florida 4.27%3 Georgia 2.56%2 Iowa 1.70%2 Idaho 1.70%7 Illinois 5.98%1 Indiana 0.85%3 Kansas 2.56%8 Kentucky 6.83%1 Louisiana 0.85%2 Massachusetts 1.70%2 Maryland 1.70%1 Michigan 0.85%4 Missouri 3.41%3 Mississippi 2.56%
1 Montana 0.85%3 North Carolina 2.56%1 North Dakota 0.85%2 Nebraska 1.70%1 New Hampshire 0.85%6 New Jersey 5.12%1 New Mexico 0.85%4 New York 3.41%3 Ohio 2.56%1 Oklahoma 0.85%1 Oregon 0.85%18 Pennsylvania 15.3%1 Rhode Island 0.85%4 South Carolina 3.41%2 Tennessee 1.70%4 Texas 3.41%1 Utah 0.85%2 Virginia 1.70%1 Washington 0.85%2 Wisconsin 1.70%
2004 Line Of Duty Deaths
Firefighter Fatalities by State of Fatal Incident1 Alaska 0.85% 2 Alabama 1.70% 2 Arkansas 1.70% 2 Arizona 1.70% 5 California 4.27% 2 Colorado 1.70% 1 Connecticut 0.85% 7 Florida 5.98% 3 Georgia 2.56% 2 Iowa 1.70% 1 Idaho 0.85% 6 Illinois 5.12% 1 Indiana 0.85% 3 Kansas 2.56% 8 Kentucky 6.83% 1 Louisiana 0.85% 2 Massachusetts 1.70% 2 Maryland 1.70% 1 Michigan 0.85% 4 Missouri 3.41% 2 Mississippi 1.70%
1 Montana 0.85% 3 North Carolina 2.56% 1 North Dakota 0.85% 2 Nebraska 1.70% 1 New Hampshire 0.85% 6 New Jersey 5.12% 1 New Mexico 0.85% 4 New York 3.41% 3 Ohio 2.56% 1 Oklahoma 0.85% 1 Oregon 0.85% 18 Pennsylvania 15.3% 1 Rhode Island 0.85% 4 South Carolina 3.41% 2 Tennessee 1.70% 4 Texas 3.41% 1 Utah 0.85% 2 Virginia 1.70% 1 Washington 0.85% 2 Wisconsin 1.70%
2004 Line Of Duty Deaths
Leslie W. Gant, Jr.
Winslow Township Fire Dept.Sicklerville, New Jersey1/8/2004 Lieutenant Gant had returned to the station after
working an accident scene on the Atlantic City Expressway. At the station he complained of dizziness and left to rest at home. His family later took him to the hospital where he was diagnosed as having suffered a stroke from which he passed away four days later.
Richard Allen Jones
Maryland Line Fire Protective Association, Inc. Maryland Line, Maryland1/15/2004 Firefighter Jones had responded to an MVA
involving an overturned propane truck. After returning to the station, he went home to sleep. He was found deceased the next morning at home. Probable heart attack.
Derrick T. Harvey
Philadelphia Fire DepartmentPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania1/15/2004 Lieutenant Harvey was seriously injured and
burned when he fell through the first floor of a residential structure and was left hanging from the joists over the basement where the fire originated. Other companies initiated rescue efforts and extricated Lt. Derrick from the row house. He was transported to Albert Einstein Medical Center via PFD Medic Unit then transferred to Temple University Hospital Burn Unit where he died from injuries received. The Philadelphia Fire Department Fire Marshall has determined the cause of the fire to be combustibles too close to a fixed heater.
Raymond L. Peterman
Los Angeles Fire DepartmentCalifornia1/17/2004 Heart attack at brush fire.
Charles ‘Charlie’ T. Hatch, Jr.
West Bridgewater Fire Dept.West Bridgewater, Massachusetts1/21/2004
Keith Alan Firment
Marguerite Volunteer Fire Co.Latrobe, Pennsylvania1/22/2004 After returning from a structure fire, Captain
Firment became ill at home and was taken to the hospital where he died of an apparent heart attack.
Kevin M. Shea
Elsmere Fire DepartmentElsmere, New York1/24/2004 Chief Shea collapsed at the firehouse after
returning from an alarm at a local nursing home and subsequently passed away of an apparent heart attack.
David Andrew Mackie
Orange City Fire DepartmentOrange City, Florida1/27/2004 Aortic Valve Stenosis while in training.
Jean L. Nuckols
Norfolk, Virginia1/31/2004 Firefighter Nuckols died while on-duty at the
firehouse of a cause still to be determined.
Navy Regional Fire Rescue, Hampton Roads
Michael E. Lynch
Penrose Volunteer Fire Dept.Penrose, Colorado2/3/2004 On February 3, 2004 at 1742hrs, the Penrose
Volunteer Fire Department was working the scene of a roll-over motor vehicle crash with injuries on Highway 50 near Highway 115. While directing traffic at the scene, Firefighter Lynch was struck by an automobile. While enroute to St. Thomas Moore Hospital in Canon City, Firefighter Lynch died from the injuries he sustained.
Glenn Galderisi
Wayne, New Jersey2/4/2004 Firefighter Galderisi died from an apparent heart
attack in Fire Company 3's firehouse after re-packing fire hose that shifted during his earlier response to false alarm.
Pompton Falls Volunteer Fire Department No. 3
Brenda D. Cowan
Lexington Fire DepartmentLexington, Kentucky2/13/2004 Lt. Cowan was hit and killed by gunfire while
responding to an emergency medical assistance call.
Robert E. ’Bobby’ Heminger
Wood River, Nebraska2/15/2004 Captains Heminger and Woitalewicz died as a
result of injuries sustained while searching a burning residence for an occupant when the roof collapsed trapping them.
Wood River Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department
Ernest ‘Ernie’ Heatherman
Brisben Fire DepartmentBrisben, New York2/16/2004 Fire Police Captain Heatherman had returned to
the station following a call mutual aid fire call and complained about not feeling well and was returning home to rest. Approximately an hour later Heatherman’s wife called 911 because he was having a heart attack. Attempts by emergency medical personnel to revive Hetherman failed and he was pronounced dead at Wilson Memorial Regional Medical Center a short time later.
Kenneth A. ‘Kenny’ Woitalewicz Wood River, Nebraska2/17/2004 Captains Woitalewicz and Heminger died as a
result of injuries sustained while searching a burning residence for an occupant when the roof collapsed trapping them.
Wood River Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department
Steve W. Fierro
Carthage Fire DepartmentCarthage, Missouri2/18/2004 Pending Autopsy
Elliott Davis, Jr.
Gloster Rural Vol. Fire Dept.Gloster, Mississippi2/22/2004 Fire Commissioner Davis was operating a 1997
GMC C-8500 town-owned fire truck headed to a grass fire. The apparatus, reportedly traveling at an estimated 50 to 55 mph, swerved to avoid oncoming traffic and left the roadway to the right, over-corrected, ran off the roadway to the left, over-corrected a second time, causing the vehicle to roll over due to weight shifting back and forth. The apparatus made three-quarters of a flip and came to rest lying on its passenger side. Davis was partially ejected and died at the scene from massive head trauma. Neither Davis nor another firefighter riding in the apparatus and sent to the hospital for observation were wearing seat belts.
Bret Eugene Neff
Harford Fire DepartmentHarford, New York2/23/2004 Deputy Fire Chief Neff died of severe internal
trauma injuries to the abdominal region that he received when while working to fill a 750-gallon portable water pond from a tanker truck, it rolled back, collapsing the nearly full water pond and pinning Neff against another apparatus. According to reports, the tanker driver said he accidentally released the emergency brake as he got out of the vehicle.
Richard ‘Rich’ L. Gabrielli
George G. McMurtry Vol. F. D.Vandergrift, Pennsylvania2/23/2004 While performing fire police functions on the
scene of a working fire at the Vandergrift plant of Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corporation, Firefighter Gabrielli collapsed and died from a cause still to be determined.
Edward P. ‘Eddie’ Conricote
Liberty Township Fire Dept.Youngstown, Ohio2/23/2004 Firefighter Conricote died from a cause still to be
determined while pulling hose off of the back of the apparatus while working a residential structure fire.
Edward 'Eddie' O. Peters
Florida Division of ForestryTallahassee, Florida3/3/2004 Forest Ranger Peters was killed on his way to
conduct a controlled burn when the brush patrol truck he was operating left the roadway and overturned after hitting a culvert and coming to rest on its roof. He was wearing his seatbelt.
Mark E. Miller
Laconia Fire DepartmentLaconia, New Hampshire3/11/2004 Firefighter Miller drowned during a training
accident while testing new dive suits.
Richard A. Stefanakis
Pittsburgh Fire BureauPittsburgh, Pennsylvania3/13/2004 Firefighter Stefanakis and Battalion Chief Brace
were killed and many others injured when the bell tower of a church collapsed on them while they were inside extinguishing remaining hot spots.
Robert Griffin
Vol. Fire Dept. of ProspectProspect, Connecticut3/13/2004 Probationary Firefighter Griffin died from an
apparent heart attack while going through a training house, without the use of live fire, at the Wolcott State Fire School.
Mario F. Cunha
Soledad Fire DepartmentSoledad, California3/13/2004 Firefighter Cunha was struck and killed in the
roadway by a passing vehicle at the scene of an automobile fire.
Charles G. Brace
Pittsburgh Fire BureauPittsburgh, Pennsylvania3/13/2004 Battalion Chief Brace and Firefighter Stefanakis
were killed and many others injured when the bell tower of a church collapsed on them while they were inside extinguishing remaining hot spots.
James E. Towell
National Aviation Office (NAO)Boise, Idaho3/16/2004 Died in an aircraft crash near Safford, AZ, while
training at the BLM's Single-Engine Air Tanker (SEAT) Pilot Academy.
Barrie J. Niebergall
Red, White and Blue Fire Dept.Breckenridge, Colorado3/16/2004 While on-duty, Driver Operator Niebergall went
to the workout room at the fire station to exercise at 2230hrs. At approximately 2330hrs, his Lieutenant went to locate Niebergall and found him dead on the floor of the workout room. Driver Operator Niebergall was a 24-year veteran of the fire service, previously serving with the Lake Dillon Fire Department.
Victor Scott
Otter Creek Vol. Fire Dept.Otter Creek, Florida3/17/2004 Died of a heart attack while transporting donated
equipment back to the fire departmental in a department pick-up truck.
C. Michael ‘Mike’ Lehnen
Bethalto Fire DepartmentBethalto, Illinois3/21/2004 Assistant Chief Lehnen suffered a stroke at his
residence. All interventions by first responders and at the hospital failed and he passed away the following day (03/21). He had worked a house fire the previous afternoon @ 1500hrs.
Terri L. Eiland
Moss Point, Mississippi3/21/2004 Firefighter Eiland was operating a rescue truck
(Ford F350) and responding to a reported brush fire when while enroute the appartus left the roadway due to a cause still to be determined and rolled over several times. Eiland died of injuries recieved and a passenger in the vehicle was treated and released from the hospital. Both occupants were wearing their seat belts.
Forts Lake / Franklin Creek Volunteer Fire Department
Robert Lee Smith
West Shelby Fire & RescueMontevallo, Alabama3/21/2004.
Kenneth ‘Ken’ M. Temke
Campbell County Fire Dist. # 5Alexandria, Kentucky3/25/2004 Firefighter Temke was responding to assist
another engine on a vehicle fire. His engine was cancelled as they left the station, while backing into the station Firefighter Temke opened the jump seat door and collapsed, he was then transported to St. Luke East Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 0900 hours.
Rick Wilbur
Eaton Rapids Township F. D.Eaton Rapids, Michigan3/28/2004 Collapsed and died from a cause to be
determined, suspected heart attack, at the scene of a working grass fire.
James Harold Pennington
Unity-Frost Prairie Vol. F. D.Crossett, Arkansas3/28/2004 Collapsed at his home and died from an
apparent heart attack after returning from a grass fire where he had complained of not feeling well.
Joseph S. Northup, Sr.
Jessamine County Fire DistrictKentucky
4/1/2004
Kevin Wayne Kulow
Houston Fire DepartmentHouston, Texas4/4/2004 Probationary Firefighter Kulow lost his life in an
early morning night club fire when he and three other firefighters from Station 50 entered the building to provide search and rescue for victims reported trapped by the flames. Inside, the fire had developed to a point that the firefighters made a quick exit of the structure but a collapse of the walls trapped Kulow as he attempted to leave killing him. As reported in the press, no other fire victims were discovered and the three firefighters who escaped were taken to the hospital and are in stable condition.
Phillip Stephen Hulen
Vann Crossroads Fire Dept.Newton Grove, North Carolina4/6/2004 While enroute to a department mandated
training class, Firefighter Hulen lost control of his vehicle and crashed resulting in his death. No seat belt was in use.
Kenneth Eugene Sterling
Moore, South Carolina4/10/2004 Firefighter Sterling died of an apparent heart
attack while operating his privately owned vehicle several hours after coming off-shift from the firehouse where he had responded to emergency calls that morning.
Westview - Fairforest Fire and EMS Department
Leslie Keith Gillum
Norton Branch Vol. Fire Dept.Kentucky4/14/2004
Michael Fenster
Capital City Fire & RescueJuneau, Alaska4/15/2004 Acting Fire Chief Michael Fenster succumbed to
sudden cardiac arrest after attending training.
Kevin R. McIntyre
Rockford Fire DepartmentRockford, Illinois4/18/2004 District Chief Kevin McIntyre succumb to a heart
attack.
Bruce Edgar Rogers
Chesterfield Fire DepartmentChesterfield, South Carolina4/22/2004 Collapsed and died from an apparent heart
attack at the scene of a community center building fire.
Alan David Toepke
Wilmington, Illinois4/24/2004 Firefighter Toepke and his fellow Midewin
Interagency Hotshot Crew firefighters were returning to their home base in Illinois after a fire assignment in Florida's Apalachicola National Forest. The group stopped in Arkansas to rest for the evening. Toepke and Firefighter Hazelton, also seriously injured in the incident, were walking across the interstate when a semi-truck struck them.
USFS Midewin Interagency Hotshot Crew
Jeffrey C. Bergstrom
Stone Park Fire DepartmentStone Park, Illinois4/27/2004 Firefighter Bergstrom died from head injuries
received in a collision at an intersection of two pieces of fire apparatus from different departments responding to a fire call.
Irwin Gross
Brookline Fire DepartmentBrookline, Massachusetts5/3/2004 Died from injuries received after falling off of fire
apparatus while responding to an incident.
Grady Roy Austin
Henderson County Fire Dept.Lexington, Tennessee5/3/2004 Fell off of the tailgate of a pickup truck (POV)
during a training activity.
Joseph Edward Boles
West Area Volunteer Fire Dept.Fayetteville, North Carolina5/11/2004 Firefighter Boles was performing daily, required
station and apparatus maintenance during his assigned shift when he collapsed from an apparent heart attack. He was transported to the local hospital where he was pronounced dead. Firefighter Boles had not responded to any calls within 24 hours of his death.
Harry E. Suggs, II
Woodstock/Green Pond, Alabama5/13/2004 Chief Suggs died in his sleep while attending an
EMS conference from a cause still to be determined.
Green Pond Volunteer Fire and Rescue Service
Jeffrey W. Howell
Sharon Springs Fire Dept.Sharon Springs, New York5/13/2004 Collapsed and died of a heart attack while
pulling hose off of apparatus at a working residential fire.
Randy R. Henderson
Forest, Mississippi5/13/2004 Collapsed and died from a cause still to be
determined, possible heart attack, while working a fire line in the initial attack of a lightning caused fire in the Osceola National Forest, Florida.
USFS, USDA Bienville Ranger Dist.
Michael Martin
Ebenezer Volunteer Fire Dept.Belton, South Carolina5/14/2004 Firefighter Martin died from injuries received
when while responding to a medical call his privately owned vehicle left the roadway and struck trees.
Connie C. Bornman
Middle River, Maryland5/17/2004 Firefighter/EMT Bornman became ill and died
from a cause still to be determined, possible heart attack, while assisting a patient on a medical emergency call.
Middle River Vol. Ambulance Rescue Company
Lawrence J. ‘Larry’ Hoffman
Oregon Department of ForestrySalem, Oregon6/5/2004 Collapsed and died while taking a pack test from
a cause still to be reported by the medical examiner.
Willie Grudzinski
Bridger Volunteer Fire Dept.Bridger, Montana6/8/2004 Died of a heart attack several hours after
completing a pack test.
Wayne C. Turner
BLM Arizona Strip Field OfficeSt. George, Utah6/17/2004 Pilot Wayne Turner, a pilot with New Frontier
Aviation out of Ft. Denton, MT, and flying under contract for the BLM, died when his single-engine tanker crashed for a cause still to be determined while working the Dammeron Fire 14 miles north of St. George, Utah.
Willie J. Lacy
Augusta Fire DepartmentAugusta, Georgia6/17/2004 Died while on duty in the station of a cause still
to be determined, possible heart attack.
Joshua Martin
Duson Volunteer Fire Dept.Duson, Louisiana6/19/2004 Junior Firefighter Martin was a passenger in
another firefighter's personally owned vehicle responding to an apartment fire when it hydroplaned and hit another vehicle in a head-on collision. Martin died at the scene.
Gary D. Archibeque
Show Low Fire DistrictShow Low, Arizona6/19/2004 Died of an apparent heart attack while working
as lead of a chipping crew on the department’s forest treatment program.
Thomas De Angelis
Stowe Township Vol. F. D. #2McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania6/23/2004 After returning from a 2 a.m. call on Wednesday,
June 23rd, Captain De Angelis became ill and was taken to a hospital where he passed away. Cause of death is an apparent heart attack.
Kenneth W. Lipyance
Churchill Volunteer Fire Co.Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania6/30/2004 Lieutenant Lipyance went to a call to assist with
extrication at the scene of a vehicle accident involving a piece of fire apparatus and was not feeling good at that call. Upon returning to the fire station, the crew came upon another vehicle accident in front of the boro building that is also the fire station. Upon completing work at this scene, Lipyance again did not feel well and was walked back to the station by the Fire Chief (approx 300 feet). Lipyance rested and said he felt better then got into his private vehicle and as he went thru the parking lot it was noticed that he was going very slowly then went directly across the roadway (4 lanes), hit the curb, and came to a rest. Lieutenant Lipyance was transported to a local hospital then life-flighted to a trauma center in City of Pittsburgh. The cause of death was stroke and heart disease.
Gary Don Fox
Bluegrove Volunteer Fire Dept.Bluegrove, Texas7/9/2004 Chief Fox was reported to have become ill at the
scene of a hay/vehicle fire and was found later in his home having died from an apparent heart attack.
Harold Dean Chappell
Arlington Fire and Rescue, Inc.Jonesville, North Carolina7/12/2004 Firefighter Chappell responded to a motor
vehicle crash on 07/11/2004 at approximately 1812 hrs. After completing the call Chappell returned home and the next morning had an apparent heart attack resulting in his death.
Daniel E. Elkins
Los Angeles County Fire Dept.Los Angeles, California7/13/2004 Captain Elkins died from injuries received when
his privately owned vehicle left the roadway and rolled several times as he was leaving the Pine Incident brushfire in the Lake Hughes area of Southern California.
George H. Raber
Hebron Fire Protection DistrictHebron, North Dakota7/31/2004 Crew Chief Raber suffered a heart attack while
exiting an engine at the fire near Hebron, North Dakota. After CPR at the scene, he was pronounced dead at Richardton Health Center
Edward ‘Ed’ H. Stallings
Carthage Volunteer Fire Dept. Carthage, Tennessee8/1/2004 Chief Stallings died from injuries sustained while
directing fire suppression operations at a church fire in April. The roof of the structure had collapsed causing the front wall to fail and fall out onto the sidewalk injuring the Chief and two of his firefighters who had just exited the building.
Thomas ‘Tom’ Conway
Haddon Heights Fire Dept.Haddon Heights, New Jersey8/3/2004
Captain Conway suffered chest pain while directing traffic at a fire department call for service. He was transported to a local hospital where his condition deteriorated and he passed away peacefully on August 3, 2004.
Lester Philips
Sunshine Volunteer Fire Dept.Harlan, Kentucky8/4/2004 Chief Philips died in the hospital several days
after suffering an apparent heart attack at the scene of a house fire.
Michael ‘Mike’ McAdams
Sapello-Rociada Vol. Fire Co.Sapello, New Mexico8/4/2004
Firefighter McAdams died at home from a cause to be determined several hours after responding with his fire company to the scene of a vehicle accident.
Michael J. Bliss
Speedway Safety ServicesClaremont, New Hampshire8/6/2004 A second practice session on the Twin State
Speedway had just started when a large piece of debris, either a wheel or axle bearing, was spotted on the track. Rescue Crew Member Bliss was asked to go out onto the track to retrieve the debris where he was struck and killed by one of the race cars.
Barbara L. Bordenkircher
Wickliffe Rural Fire DepartmentWickliffe, Kentucky8/10/2004 Firefighter Bordenkircher was operating a piece
of fire apparatus in response to a reported grass fire when for a cause still to be determined the vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree, killing Bordenkircher and seriously injuring another firefighter, William Stanton, who was riding in the vehicle.
Mike Ward
Wenatchee, Washington8/11/2004
Pilot Ward, was killed when the helicopter he was piloting crashed while ferrying firefighting equipment to a small lightning-caused fire located in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area on the Leavenworth Ranger District.
Okanagan and Wenatchee National Forests
Jaime L. Foster
Los Angeles Fire DepartmentLos Angeles, California8/14/2004 Following extinguishment and as crews were
leaving a residential fire, there was a single vehicle accident near the scene which caused traumatic injury to Firefighter Foster. Despite the combined efforts of Firefighters, Paramedics and Hospital Emergency Department personnel, she was declared deceased at a nearby hospital. A detailed investigation into the exact circumstances of the incident is being conducted.
Robert M. Weber, Jr.
Beaufort, South Carolina8/16/2004 Collapsed of an unknown cause while on
standby duty.
MCAS Beaufort, USMC Headquarters
John D. Taylor
Philadelphia Fire DepartmentPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania8/20/2004 Captain Taylor and Firefighter Rubio were killed
when they became trapped in the basement of a home, where they were fighting a one alarm fire.
Rey Rubio
Philadelphia Fire DepartmentPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania8/20/2004 Captain Taylor and Firefighter Rubio were killed
when they became trapped in the basement of a home, where they were fighting a one alarm fire.
Benjamin Matthew Lang
Bartow, Florida8/23/2004
Firefighter/EMT Lang was killed while assisting with the transport of a patient to the hospital. The ambulance left the road and struck a tree. Firefighter Lang died instantly.
Polk County Fire Department / Cypress Gardens
Robert E. Woolf
Phillipsburg Fire DepartmentPhillipsburg, Ohio8/25/2004 Firefighter Woolf received fatal injuries while on
duty, working at the annual Fire Department Fund Raising event. Firefighter Woolf was sitting on the tailgate of a pickup truck when the support straps broke causing him to fall to the ground and strike his head on the pavement.
David Edward Vinisky
Aliquippa, Pennsylvania8/25/2004 Firefighter Vinisky died of injuries he received
when he was struck by a fire engine at the fire department.
Raccoon Township Independent Vol. Fire Dept. 1
Cordell W. French
Towanda Fire DepartmentTowanda, Kansas8/28/2004 Firefighter Cordell died of an apparent heart
attack after returning from a fire department drill.
James D. D'Heron
New Brunswick Fire Dept.New Brunswick, New Jersey9/3/2004 Deputy Chief D'Heron was the first to respond to
a reported fire in a two family dwelling. Upon his arrival, he entered the structure and alerted the residents to the fire. After the approximately 15 occupants evacuated and while Chief D'Heron was still inside the structure, there was some type of explosion or similar event that caused an extremely rapid deterioration of conditions that trapped the Chief and resulted in his death.
Gerald K. ‘Mac’ McGowan
Kansas City Fire Department
Kansas City, Missouri9/5/2004 Acting Captain McGowan died from injuries
sustained when the pumper apparatus he was riding in, enroute to a reported apartment building fire, collided with two vehicles and crashed into a tree.
Steven M. Rosenfeld
Salem Volunteer Fire Dept.Culpeper, Virginia9/9/2004
Collapsed on Scene of motor vehicle crash.
Richard O'Brien
Warren Fire DepartmentWarren, Rhode Island9/10/2004 Firefighter O'Brien had responded to a
residential kitchen fire, opened a few windows to let heavy smoke out of the kitchen, then collapsed and died from a cause still to be determined.
Eva M. Schicke
Sacramento, California9/12/2004 Firefighter Schicke was part of a seven-person
helicopter crew that was dropped into the forest to fight a blaze in the Tuolumne Fire River Canyon from the ground. They were apparently overrun by flames while participating in the initial attack on the fire.
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Kevin L. Slain
Dixon Rural Fire Prot. DistrictDixon, Illinois9/16/2004
Clinton ‘Clint’ L. Romine
Good Springs Vol. Fire Dept.Anderson, Alabama9/17/2004 Firefighter Romine was assisting with tree
removal from roads following Hurricane Ivan. Romine was in transit in his POV picking up more equipment when a tree fell on the vehicle killing him.
William Jim Lightbody
Paramus Vol. Rescue SquadParamus, New Jersey9/18/2004 Rescue Member Lightbody succumbed to a
heart attack while returning from a motor vehicle entrapment call on the Garden State Parkway.
John A. Brenckle
Berkeley Hills Fire CompanyPittsburgh, Pennsylvania9/23/2004 Fire Police Captain Brenckle’s leg became
infected via an open wound after coming into contact with floodwaters while he was working a two day flood event. Brenckle died several days later after being admitted to the hospital.
William Weborg
Ephraim Fire DepartmentEphraim, Wisconsin9/26/2004 Assistant Chief Weborg was paged to respond
to a reported boat fire and had arrived at the fire station where he collapsed and died from a cause still to be determined.
Daniel P. Holmes
Three Rivers, California10/2/2004
Firefighter Holmes died from injuries received after the top of a 100-foot white fir tree unexpectedly fell and struck him in an area where his firefighting crew, the Arrowhead Hotshots, had intentionally set a fire in Kings Canyon National Park.
National Park Service, Sequoia & Kings Canyon Natl Parks
Michael ‘Mike’ J. Kilpatrick
North Lake Fire Department North Lake, Wisconsin10/7/2004 Assistant Fire Chief Kilpatrick collapsed and
died from a cause still to be determined while he was on stand-by at neighboring Stone Bank Fire Department which was out of the station working a five-alarm fire at an unfinished condominium development.
Frederick A. Smith, II
Salem Center Vol. Fire Dept.Pleasant Lake, Indiana10/10/2004 Fell from a horse and died from head trauma
received during a cancer ride for life event where he was acting as a medical first responder.
Steven C. Brack
Allentown Volunteer Fire Dept.Allentown, Georgia10/11/2004 Firefighter Brack was responding to a vehicle
accident in his privately owned vehicle when it hydroplaned on the wet surface and crashed off the roadway killing him.
Jordan Nonnemaker
Amity Fire CompanyDouglassville, Pennsylvania10/15/2004 Jordan Nonnemaker and a junior firefighter were
running an errand for the department in a vehicle operated by the junior firefighter. The junior firefighter lost control of the vehicle and was struck on the passenger side of the vehicle. Nonnemaker died at the scene as a result of his injuries.
William ‘Bill’ Edward Bierbower
Fairmont Hahntown Vol. F. D.Huntingdon, Pennsylvania10/15/2004 Firefighter Bierbower died after returning to the
station from a mutual aid fire call and while consulting with the individual making the fire incident report, he collapsed and died. The Westmoreland County Coroner has listed the cause of death as Hypertension and ASCVD while responding to an emergency fire call.
Gary A. Titlon
Katy Fire DepartmentKaty, Texas10/20/2004 Chief Titlon died of an apparent heart attack in
his home shortly after responding to a motor vehicle accident.
Mark Parrish
Normandy Fire Protection Dist.Saint Louis County, Missouri10/20/2004 Deputy Chief Parrish died after suffering a
cardiac arrest at a firehouse meeting. Wake/Viewing: Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, October 22nd.
Robert D. Heighton
South Walton Fire DistrictSanta Rosa Beach, Florida10/20/2004 Firefighter/Paramedic Heighton was part of an
air medical crew responding to an emergency medical call. The mission was aborted due to inclement weather. While returning to base, the helicopter crashed killing him along with the pilot and flight nurse.
Lewis R. McNally
Newmanstown Vol. Fire Dept. Newmanstown, Pennsylvania11/1/2004 Assistant Fire Chief McNally suffered an
apparent heart attack returning to the station after responding to a motor vehicle accident call.
Donald Nathan Carlson
Ute Fire DepartmentUte, Iowa11/2/2004 Firefighter Carlson suffered an apparent heart
attack while responding to a motor vehicle accident call.
Charles ‘Charlie’ C. Webb
Mayking Volunteer Fire Dept.Mayking, Kentucky11/6/2004 Lt. Webb suffered and died from an apparent
heart attack while responding to a forest fire new Mayking, Kentucky.
Edward G. Schnauss
Morrison Volunteer Fire Dept.Morrison, Missouri11/13/2004 Captain Schnauss died from an apparent heart
attack when he was found at the fire station underneath apparatus on which he was working unconscious and not breathing.
H. Donald Kersting
Wichita Fire DepartmentWichita, Kansas11/15/2004 Cause of Death: Undetermined (pending
autopsy)
Patrick Jared Cramer
Chicago Fire DepartmentChicago, Illinois11/17/2004
Jackson "Jack" H. Gerhart
Chambersburg Fire DepartmentChambersburg, Pennsylvania12/5/2004 Firefighter Gerhart succumbed to injuries that
had occurred on November 30th, 2004 while operating at a structural fire. Preliminary reports are that he fell while stretching a supply line and suffered a severe head injury.
James Larry Rogers
Claxton Volunteer Fire Dept.Claxton, Georgia12/13/2004 Chief Rogers was returning to the station after a
structure fire when for unknown reasons the rescue apparatus he was operating left the roadway. Soon thereafter and while at the accident scene, Rogers collapsed and died from a cause still to be determined.
Michael R. Dunlap
Hydetown Volunteer Fire Dept.Hydetown, Pennsylvania12/14/2004 Firefighter Dunlap collapsed at home after
responding to numerous fire calls.
William J. Briggs
INEEL Fire Department Idaho Falls, Idaho12/14/2004 Captain Briggs died of a heart attack while
exercising on 12/14/2004. While on-duty the day before, Captain Briggs complained of physical discomfort he thought to be GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease) after participating in strenuous physical activity: training for the Combat Challenge and the department's physical performance test. He had also answered at least one alarm and an emergency medical / patient care training activity.
Herbert C. Caldwell, III
Newberry Township Fire Dept.Etters, Pennsylvania12/17/2004 Firefighter Caldwell was responding to a fire call
when upon arriving at the fire station he became ill and was taken to the hospital were he died from an apparent heart attack.
Nito R. Guajardo
Baytown Fire - RescueBaytown, Texas12/20/2004 Firefighter Guajardo was part of a search and
rescue crew at a working residential fire. Conditions deteriorated inside the house and the crew evacuated. Once outside, Guajardo was discovered missing. After the fire was controlled, he was found in the foyer by firefighters. Despite life saving efforts, he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Theodore A. Myhre, Sr.
Bishop Hill Fire DepartmentBishop Hill, Illinois12/21/2004 Firefighter Myhre was helping a fire truck back
up at the scene of a motor vehicle accident when he was struck and killed by a pickup truck on a rural Knox County road.
Jason Todd Rowe
Elkhorn City Fire DepartmentElkhorn City, Kentucky12/23/2004 Chief Rowe was killed during a training exercise
to place snow chains on a fire truck. A wedge to prevent the tires from rolling and to lift the truck loosened and was propelled toward Rowe striking him in the head.
John J. Stoudt
Diligence Fire Company #1 Summit Hill, Pennsylvania12/25/2004 Firefighter Stoudt, while responding to a mutual
aid call, was attempting to climb into the driver's seat of a ladder truck when for an unknown reason he fell from the truck. He was transported to a hospital where he passed away.
Jared Michael Moore
Fairmount Township Fire Dept.Basehor, Kansas12/29/2004 Firefighter Moore was responding to the scene
of a one-car motor vehicle accident when his POV was struck in the rear by a patrol car operated by a Sheriff’s Deputy responding to the same call. Moore was not wearing a seat belt and was fatally injured. There was dense fog at the time of the incident which may have played a role in the incident.
Joseph ‘Joe’ S. Pepe, III
Springfield Fire DepartmentSpringfield, New Jersey2004
Donald E. Ward
Columbus Division of FireColumbus, Ohio2004
2004 Line Of Duty Deaths
2004 Line Of Duty Deaths
Sources
United States Fire Administration16825 S. Seton Ave.Emmitsburg, MD 21727
National Fallen Firefighters FoundationPO Drawer 498Emmitsburg MD 21727
Prepared by: Joe M. Combs II June 2005
