LODD notices from USFA

Notice of Firefighter Fatality: Fort Cobb, OK

Paul Johnson of the Crow Roost Fire Department in Fort Cobb, OK has died as the result of an on-duty incident that occurred on 2010-05-19

Fire Chief Johnson passed away from an apparent heart attack while en route to a structure fire. Johnson was operating the department's pumper when he became ill and asked Fire Captain Cheri Poindexter, who was riding in the cab with him, to take the wheel as he slumped over and became unresponsive. Poindexter managed to get the rig stopped and immediately called a Mayday over the radio. Another Crow Roost apparatus, also responding to the incident, stopped to render aid with an AED they had on board. The firefighters worked on Chief Johnson for 20 minutes until a Carnegie Ambulance arrived and subsequently transported Johnson to the Carnegie Hospital where he succumbed to his injury. Incident Location: Sooner Rd, Edmond, OK 73013 (USNG: 14S PE 4277 3849)

May 17, 2010 (3 days ago)

Notice of Firefighter Fatality: Ghent, WV

Donnie Caldwell of the Ghent Area Volunteer Fire Department in Ghent, WV has died as the result of an on-duty incident that occurred on 2007-01-30

Lieutenant Caldwell, one of the firefighters injured in the 2007 Little General Store explosion in Ghent, West Virginia, has passed away from complications related to the injuries he sustained in the blast. The propane explosion killed two other firefighters at the incident scene, Captain Fred Burroughs, and Firefighter-EMT Craig Dorsey. Two propane service technicians were also killed and five other people were injured. The explosion leveled the store, destroyed a responding ambulance, and damaged other nearby vehicles. A report from the investigation of the fatal incident conducted by the United States Chemical Safety Board can be found at: http://www.csb.gov/assets/document/CSBFinalReportLittleGeneral.pdf. Incident Location: US 19 & Flat Top Lake Road (USNG: 17S MB 90126 64215).