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Name: Destry
Horton
Rank: Firefighter
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Status: Volunteer
Years of Service: 7
Date of Incident: 3/01/2006
Time of Incident: 1600 hours
Date of Death: 3/24/2006
Department Name: Acme Fire Department
Address: PO Box 339, Chickasha, OK 73023
Department Telephone: 405-222-2339
Fire Chief: County Chief Dale Thompson
Incident Description: Firefighter Horton passed away from
injuries
received when he was severely burned while operating
apparatus on a
wild land fire ground. Horton also served as a
firefighter-paramedic
with the City of Chickasha Fire Department.
Funeral Arrangements: A service will be held on 3/30/2006
at the Grand
Assembly Church of God at 1400 hours. Departments who need
additional
information should contact the Chickasha Fire and EMS at
405-222-6030.
Memorial Fund Contact and Address: Donations to the Destry
Horton
family can be made at the following locations: Arvest Bank
(any Arvest
Bank...note Destry Horton), 2203 North Hwy. 81, Duncan,
OK 73533; call
580-255-7121; and also, the First National Bank & Trust
Company in
Chickasha (www.fnbchickasha.com), Destry Horton Relief Fund,
PO Box
1130, Chickasha, OK 73023-1130.
Name: Barry R. Levin
Rank: Firefighter
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Status: Volunteer
Years of Service: 38
Date of Incident: 3/21/2006
Time of Incident: 2200 hours
Date of Death: 3/21/2006
Department Name: Lawrence Township Fire Department
Address: 86 Firehouse Road, Glen Richey, PA 16837
Telephone: 814-236-1621
Fire Chief: Rodney Lewis
Incident Description: Firefighter Levin, a former
long-time Chief of
the department, was performing fire company related
activities when he
was found collapsed in his car along the roadside. He
was transported
to the Clearfield Hospital where he died from an
apparent heart attack.
Funeral Arrangements: Funeral home visitation will be
held at the
Bennett and Houser Funeral Home, 312 East Locust Street,
Clearfield, PA.
A viewing is scheduled for Sunday, March 26, 2006, from
2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
and 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. There will be a Fire Fighter
Memorial Service on
Sunday evening at 6:00 p.m. at the Bennett and Houser
Funeral Home. The
funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday,
March 27, 2006, at
the funeral home with a viewing an hour before the
service.
Memorial Fund Contact and Address: A memorial fund has
been established
at the County National Bank, c/o Barry Levin Memorial
Fund, 1 South 2nd
Street, Clearfield, PA, 16830. Also, contributions
can be made to Glen
Richey Fire Company, Glen Richey Q.R.S., or Glen Richey
Playground Fund,
86 Firehouse Road, Glen Richey, PA 16837.
Name: Kelly Kincaid
Rank: Firefighter
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Status: Volunteer/Paid-On-Call
Years of Service: 19
Date of Incident: 3/17/2006
Time of Incident: 2345 hours
Date of Death: 3/19/2006
Department Name: Morganton Department of Public Safety
Address: 304 College Street, Morganton, NC 28655
Telephone: 828-438-5290
Department Chief: Public Safety Director Randall
Tolbert
Incident Description: Firefighter Kincaid was pulling a
line into the
structure when he succumbed to a heart
attack. (Firefighter Kincaid
also served as a Sheriff's Deputy in the Burke County
Sheriff's
Department.)
Funeral Arrangements: Firefighter Kincaid's body will
lie-in-state at
the First Baptist Church from 1000 until 1500 hours on
Wednesday, March
22. The funeral will be Wednesday, March 22 at 1500
hours at the First
Baptist Church, 502 West Union Street,
Morganton, NC. At the end of the
service, a walking procession will follow the casket to
the Forest Hill
Cemetery for burial. Any and all emergency service
personnel are
welcomed to participate in the processional.
Memorial Fund Contact and Address: Contributions can be
made to
Firefighter Kelly Kincaid Scholarship Fund, c/o Burke
County Sheriff's
Department, 150 Government Drive, Morganton, NC 28655
Name: Rob McLaughlin
Rank: Captain
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Status: Career
Years of Service: 9
Date of Incident: 3/20/2006
Time of Incident: 1530 hours
Date of Death: 3/22/2006
Department Name: Ocean Shores Fire Department
Address: 676 Point Brown Avenue, NE, PO Box 100, Ocean
Shores, WA
98569
Telephone: 360-289-3611
Department Chief: Jim Hodges
Incident Description: Captain McLaughlin was
participating in surf
rescue training when the watercraft he was in
capsized. He became
caught in rough surf conditions, and once rescuers could
reach him
safely he was found to be unresponsive. Care was
initiated in the water
and then he was brought to shore. He was transported to
a hospital
where he remained until he succumbed to his injuries
(drowning).
Funeral Arrangements: A service will be held at 1400
hours on 3/29/2006
at the Ocean Shores Convention Center, Ocean Shores,
WA 98569
Memorial Fund Contact and Address: A memorial fund
account has been
established in the name of Captain Rob McLaughlin at
Twin County Credit
Union, 900 Point Brown Ave., NE, Ocean Shores,
WA 98569; 800-258-3115
ext. 6664.
Name: George Jackson
Rank: Firefighter
Age: 67
Gender: Male
Status: Career
Years of Service: 24
Date of Incident: 10/21/1990
Time of Incident: 1406 hours
Date of Death: 3/07/2006
Department Name: Camden Fire Department
Address: Fire Administration Building, 4 North 3rd
Street, Camden, NJ
08102
Telephone: 856-757-7511
Department Chief: Joseph A. Marini
Incident Description: Firefighter Jackson was severely
injured when he
and two other firefighters encountered, in progress,
rapid fire
conditions while conducting a primary search of a
residential structure.
Jackson passed away as a result of his injuries, after
remaining in a
coma for more than fifteen years.
Funeral Arrangements: 3/14/2006
Memorial Fund Contact and Address: None
Name: Michael Davenport
Rank: Inmate Firefighter
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Status: Volunteer
Years of Service: 2.5
Date of Incident: 3/08/2006
Time of Incident: 2352 hours
Date of Death: 3/09/2006
Department Name: Mississippi State Penitentiary Fire
Department
Address: PO Box 1057, Parchman, MS 38738
Telephone: 601-359-5608
Department Chief: Commissioner Chris Epps
Incident Description: Inmate Firefighter Davenport was
operating at a
working residential fire when he became disoriented and
was overcome by
conditions in an upstairs portion of a split-level
house. Preliminary
reports reveal that Davenport died from smoke
inhalation. According to
Commissioner Epps, "volunteer inmate firefighters step
forward to help
local communities in times of need. Offender Davenport
gave his life.
I am saddened by this tragic loss, but also reassured
that he took much
pride in his job as a firefighter. I honor his
commitment."
Funeral Arrangements: Funeral services will be held at
West haven
Memorial Funeral Home, Jackson, MS; (601)
922-3666. Date and time still
pending.
Memorial Fund Contact and Address: Pending
Name: Jeffrey A. Bowman
Rank: Lieutenant
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Status: Career
Years of Service: 8
Date of Incident: 3/11/2006
Time of Incident: 0700 hours
Date of Death: 3/11/2006
Department Name: Chattanooga Fire Department
Address: 910 Wisdom Street, Chattanooga, TN 37406
Department Telephone: 423-643-5600
Department Chief: Wendell Rowe
Incident Description: Lieutenant Bowman died at home
from a cause still
to be determined. He had responded to three alarms
within the preceding
24 hours.
Funeral Arrangements: Funeral services will be held at
1100 hours on
Wednesday, 3/15/2006, at the Brainerd Baptist Church,
300 Brookfield
Ave., Chattanooga, TN. Interment will follow at
the Chattanooga
National Cemetery with full military honors.
Memorial Fund Contact and Address: Pending
Name: Robert Schnibbe
Jr.
Rank: Battalion Chief
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Status: Volunteer
Years of Service: 39
Date of Incident: 3/03/2006
Time of Incident: 2000 Hours
Date of Death: 3/03/2006
Department Name: Hastings-on-Hudson Volunteer Fire
Department
Address: 7 Maple Ave., Westchester, NY 10706
Telephone: 914-478-1322
Department Chief: Stephen Pecylak
Incident Description: While directing operations at a
working structure
fire, Battalion Chief Schnibbe collapsed and died from a
cause still to
be determined.
Funeral Arrangements: Wake services will be held at
Edwards-Dowdle
Funeral Home, 64 Ashford Ave., Dobbs Ferry, NY on
3/08/2006 and
3/09/2006 from 1400-1600 hours and 1900-2100
hours, (914-693-3330,
www.edwardsanddowdle.com). Please note that the fire
department wake
service will be held on 3/09/2006 at 2000 hours. A Mass
of the
Resurrection will be held at St. Matthew's
R.C. Church,
Hastings-on-Hudson on 3/10/2006 at 1000 hours.
Memorial Fund Contact and Address: In lieu of flowers
memorials may be
donated to the Hastings-on-Hudson Volunteer
Fire Department, 7 Maple
Ave., Westchester, NY 10706.
Name: Wayne Edward
Yarborough
Rank: Lieutenant
Age: 59
Gender: Male
Status: Volunteer
Years of Service: 38
Date of Incident: 3/05/2006
Time of Incident: 1720 hours
Date of Death: 3/05/2006
Department Name: Waynesville Fire Department
Address: 21 South Main St., Waynesville, NC 28786
Telephone: 828-456-6151
Department Chief: William Fowler
Incident Description: Lieutenant Yarborough had
responded to and worked
a brush fire. Approximately one hour after returning
home, Yarborough
collapsed from an apparent heart attack. Attempts by
emergency medical
personnel to revive Yarborough were unsuccessful.
Funeral Arrangements: Pending
Memorial Fund Contact and Address: In memory of
Lieutenant Wayne Edward
Yarborough, c/o Waynesville Fire Department, South Main
Street,
Waynesville, NC 28786
Name: Robert "Ockie"
Wisting
Rank: Firefighter
Age: 77
Gender: Male
Status: Volunteer
Years of Service: 51
Date of Incident: 2/22/2006
Time of Incident: 2033 hours
Date of Death: 2/23/2006
Department Name: Rio Grande Fire Company #1
Address: 1120 Rt. 47 South, P.O. Box 672, Rio Grande,
NJ 08242
Telephone: 609-886-1422
Fire Department Chief: Jim Belles
Incident Description: While attending a fire company
drill, Firefighter
Wisting responded to a call for a smoke investigation at
the end of
North Railroad Avenue. Upon returning to the station,
he complained of
not feeling well and went home. Wisting slept until
3:00 p.m. the next
day, got up, made the bed, and took the dog out, but
while in the yard
with the dog he collapsed. The Rio Grande Fire Company
along with the
Rescue Squad responded and performed CPR on Wisting. He
was transported
to Burdette Tomlin Hospital where he later expired from
a suspected
heart attack.
Funeral Arrangements: Funeral services will be held on
Saturday, March
4, 2006, at Radzieta's Funeral Home on Hand Avenue in
Cape May Court
House. The viewing will take place from 9:00 - 11:00
a.m. (extended
hours if necessary) followed by Ockie's "last
call." Burial will follow
at the Rio Grande cemetery on Route 9. After the burial
ceremony, all
are invited to attend the funeral reception at the Rio
Grande fire
house.
Memorial Fund Contact and Address: Pending
Name: Lloyd McCulloch
Rank: Captain
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Status: Volunteer
Years of Service: 42
Date of Incident: 2/21/2006
Time of Incident: 1700 hours
Date of Death: 2/21/2006
Department Name: Moulton Fire Department
Address: 902 East Street, Moulton, AL 35650
Telephone: 256-974-0279
Department Chief: Captain Brian Phillips, Acting Chief
Incident Description: Captain McCulloch responded at
approximately 1700
hours to a working commercial structure fire. Just
before 2200 hours,
he was operating under clean-up operations when a wall
collapsed,
trapping him and two other firefighters. One
firefighter was removed
from the debris alive, but McCulloch and another
firefighter
(Firefighter Jones) were pronounced dead at the scene.
Funeral Arrangements: Pending
Memorial Fund Contact and Address: Pending
Name: Dustin K. Jones
Rank: Firefighter
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Status: Volunteer
Years of Service: 4
Date of Incident: 2/21/2006
Time of Incident: 1700 hours
Date of Death: 2/21/2006
Department Name: Moulton Fire Department
Address: 902 East Street, Moulton, AL 35650
Telephone: 256-974-0279
Department Chief: Captain Brian Phillips, Acting Chief
Incident Description: Firefighter Jones responded at
approximately 1700
hours to a working commercial structure fire. Just
before 2200 hours,
he was operating under clean-up operations when a wall
collapsed,
trapping him and two other firefighters. One
firefighter was removed
from the debris alive, but Jones and another firefighter
(Captain
McCulloch) were pronounced dead at the scene.
Funeral Arrangements: Visitation will be held from 1800
- 2100 hours on
Friday, February 24th at the Elliott Funeral Home. The
funeral will be
held on Saturday, February 25th at 1100 hours at the
Pleasant Grove
Baptist Church with Jake Yarbrough officiating and the
funeral home
directing. In addition, viewing of the body will be
held at the church
one hour prior to the funeral service and burial will
take place at the
Moulton Memory Gardens.
Memorial Fund Contact and Address: Pending
Name: Edward Marbet
Rank: Firefighter
Age: 31 (DOB 02/24/1974)
Gender: Male
Status: Volunteer
Years of Service: 14
Date of Incident: 2/09/2006
Time of Incident: 0543 hours
Date of Death: 2/09/2006
Department Name: Burlington Twp. Fire Dept. -
Independent Fire Co. # 1
Address: 851 Old York Rd., Burlington Twp, NJ 08016
Telephone: 609-239-5849
Department Chief: Director Anthony Correia / Chief
William Diamond
Incident Description: Firefighter Marbet was alerted to
a working fire in
his own residence. Despite heavy fire and smoke
conditions, and without the
protection of turnout gear, Firefighter Marbet rescued
his father and
fiancée from inside the structure. A neighboring
residence notified
Emergency Services by a 911 call. After the rescues
were made, all
indications are that Marbet remained inside the
structure in attempt to
extinguish the fire. Unfortunately, prior to the
arrival of his colleagues,
Marbet succumbed to the heat and smoke conditions and
his body was found on
the second floor of his residence by the Burlington
Township Fire
Department.
Funeral Arrangements: Pending
Memorial Fund Contact and Address: Pending
Name: John "Bobby"
Westervelt
Rank: Firefighter
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Status: Volunteer
Years of Service: 33
Date of Incident: 1/22/2006
Time of Incident: 1405 hours
Date of Death: 1/22/2006
Department Name: Spring Valley Fire Department
Address: PO Box 637, Spring Valley, NY 10977
Telephone: 845-371-8411
Department Chief: Scott Maia
Incident Description: Shortly after an alarm to a
senior complex had
sounded, Firefighter Westervelt died of cardiac arrest
at the firehouse.
Funeral Arrangements: 1/27/2006
Memorial Fund Contact and Address: In memory of
Firefighter and past
Fire Chief John "Bobby" Westervelt, C/o Spring Valley
Fire Department,
PO Box 637, Spring Valley, NY 10977
Name: Tracy Champion
Rank: Firefighter
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Status: Career
Years of Service: 21
Date of Incident: 1/28/2006
Time of Incident: 0231 hours
Date of Death: 1/28/2006
Department Name: Philadelphia Fire Department
Address: 240 Spring Garden St., Fire Administration
Building,
Philadelphia, PA 19123
Telephone: 215-686-1300
Department Chief: Fire Commissioner Lloyd Ayers
Incident Description: Firefighter Champion along with
other
firefighters helped to quickly bring a house fire under
control, but
collapsed at the scene during overhaul operations from a
heart attack.
He was treated on the scene by the fire department
medical personnel,
and then quickly transported to Lankenau Hospital where
he was
pronounced dead by hospital staff.
Funeral Arrangements: The viewing will be held on
2/04/2006 at Sharon
Baptist Church, 3955 Conshohocken Ave., Philadelphia, PA
(near City Line
Ave/Route 1) at 0900-1100 hours with the funeral service
to follow at
1100 hours. Internment will be at Fernwood Cemetery,
6501 Baltimore
Pike, Philadelphia, PA.
Memorial Fund Contact and Address: Pending
Name: Gary Wayne Kistler, Sr.
Rank: Firefighter
Age: 65
Gender: Male
Status: Career
Years of Service: 30
Date of Incident: 1/28/2006
Time of Incident: 2200 hours
Date of Death: 2/05/2006
Department Name: Saucier Fire Department
Address: 20121 West Wortham Road, Saucier, MS 39574
Telephone: 228-832-0638
Department Chief: Miranda Weems
Incident Description: Firefighter Kistler suffered a cut
injury to his
finger while working a motor vehicle accident extrication
involving a
fatality. A number of days later, Kistler being treated by
medical
personnel for pain in his arm and back, died in the hospital
from
complications related to the infection from his injury.
Funeral Arrangements: Visitation will be on Saturday,
2/11/2006, from
1000 to 1100 hours with funeral services to follow at the
Saucier Fire
Department's station house at 23560 Old Till Road, Saucier,
MS 39574.
Memorial Fund Contact and Address: The family has requested
that
in-lieu-of flowers, donations may be made in memory of
Firefighter Gary
Wayne Kistler, Sr. to the Saucier Fire Department, 20121
West Wortham
Road, Saucier, MS 39574. Donations will be used for
educational fire
prevention materials for school children, which was a duty
Gary was very
active in performing.
Name: Roger W. Armstrong
Rank: Firefighter
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Status: Volunteer
Years of Service: 8
Date of Incident: 1/20/2006
Time of Incident: 2336 hours
Date of Death: 1/21/2006
Department Name: Atlanta Fire Department
Address: P.O. Box 513, 205 SE Vine Street, Atlanta,
Illinois 61273
Telephone: 217-648-2341
Department Chief: Rick Cheek
Incident Description: Firefighter Armstrong began feeling
discomfort
and pain after responding to a mutual aid house fire in
Waynesville,
Illinois. He reported to the onsite medical team and was
rushed to the
hospital by ambulance. He passed away en route and was
pronounced at
the hospital.
Funeral Arrangements: Pending
Name: Amy L. Schnearle-Pennywitt
Rank: Firefighter
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Classification: Career
Years of Service: 7
Date of Incident: 1/07/2006
Time of Incident: 0715 hours
Date of Death: 1/13/2006
Department Name: City of Ann Arbor Fire Department
Address: 111 North 5th Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Telephone: 734-994-2772
Department Chief: Sam Hopkins
Incident Description: Firefighter Amy Schnearle-Pennywitt
had arrived
at the scene of a series of weather related motor vehicle
accidents on
1/07/2006. As she and another firefighter were making their
way to
assess patients, an out-of-control vehicle struck the median
wall and a
parked vehicle prior to striking her from behind. She was
transported
to the local medical center where she remained hospitalized
until her
death on 1/13/2006.
Memorial Fund Information: Memorial contributions may be
made to the
Firefighter Amy Schnearle-Pennywitt Fund at any Michigan TCF
Bank.
Contributions will benefit the University of Michigan Trauma
Burn Camp
and the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
Name: Richard Longoria
Rank: Firefighter II
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Classification: Career
Years of Service: 26
Date of Incident: 01/03/2006
Time of Incident: 0839 hours
Date of Death: 01/03/2006
Fire Department: Corpus Christi Fire Department
Address: 2406 Leopard, Suite #300, Corpus Christi, TX 78408
Telephone: 361-880-3932
Department Chief: J.J. Adame
Incident Description: Firefighter Longoria had completed a
24 hour
shift with the Corpus Christi Fire Department at
approximately 0730
hours on 1/03/2006. The shift included at least one
response call. At
0839 hours a citizen found Firefighter Longoria in a prone
position on
the street near his car, which was approximately 7.6 miles
from his
station. A Nueces County Medical Examiner investigator
pronounced
Firefighter Longoria dead at the scene. An autopsy was
conducted and
the preliminary cause of death had been determined as a
cerebrovascular
accident (stroke).
Funeral Arrangements: Pending
Memorial Fund Information: In memory of Firefighter Richard
Longoria,
C/o Corpus Christi Fire Department, 2406 Leopard, Suite
#300, Corpus
Christi, TX 78408.
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Name: John Paul "JP" Memory II
Rank: Firefighter
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Status: Volunteer
Years of Service: 3
Date of Incident: 9/16/2006
Time of Incident: 1316 hours
Date of Death: 9/16/2006
Fire Department: Carrollton Volunteer Fire Department
Address: PO Box 77, Carrollton, Virginia 23314
Telephone: 757-238-2474
Fire Chief: Joel Acree
Incident Description: Firefighter Memory was performing an extraction
demonstration for Franklin's Annual Patriots' Day Celebration when he
stated to a fellow firefighter that he was not feeling well. He
collapsed and was quickly attended to by emergency services personnel
on
the scene. He was transported to South Hampton Memorial Hospital.
After exhausting all efforts by the emergency room staff, Firefighter
Memory passed away.
Funeral Arrangements: Visitation was held on Tuesday, 9/19/2006, at
Colonial Funeral Home at 1515 South Church St, Smithfield. The
Funeral
Service was held on Wednesday, 9/20/2006, at 1:00 pm at Colonial
Funeral
Home at 1515 South Church, Smithfield.
Memorial Fund Contact and Address: Please check the Carrollton
Volunteer
Fire Department web site for updated information:
www.carrolltonfiredept.org
Tribute is being paid to Firefighter John Paul Memory II at
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fatalities/
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Name: Ronald Phillip Allen, Jr.
Rank: Lieutenant
Age: 36 (12/04/1969)
Gender: Male
Status: Volunteer
Years of Service: 18
Date of Incident: 9/22/2006
Time of Incident: 1030 hours
Date of Death: 9/22/2006
Fire Department: Tar Heel Fire Department
Address: 269 Tar Heel Ferry Road, PO Box 189, Tar Heel, NC 28392
Telephone: 910-862-4075
Fire Chief: Brad Stickland
Incident Description: Lieutenant Allen was marking the locations of
fire hydrants with spray paint on the road surface. After stopping at
the location of one hydrant, setting vehicle hazard lights on, and
exiting to the front of the vehicle to make a mark, the brush-truck
apparatus was hit from behind by another vehicle and crashed forward
on
top of Lieutenant Allen. Allen was pronounced at the scene of the
incident.
Funeral Arrangements: Visitation was held Sunday, 9/24/2006, at the
Tar
Heel Baptist Church. The funeral service was conducted Monday,
9/25/2006, at 4:00 pm at the Tar Heel Fire Department with Dr. Tom
Willoughby and the Rev. Michael Oliver officiating. Burial followed
at the Tar Heel Baptist Church Cemetery.
Memorial Fund Contact and Address: In lieu of flowers, memorials may
be
made to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, P.O. Drawer 498,
Emmitsburg, MD 21727.
Tribute is being paid to Lieutenant Ronald Phillip Allen, Jr. at
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fatalities/
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Name: Edward Jenik
Rank: Captain
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Status: Career
Years of Service: 30
Date of Incident: 9/27/2006
Time of Incident: 1400 hours
Date of Death: 9/27/2006
Fire Department: Highland Heights Fire Department
Address: 5827 Highland Road, Highland Heights, OH 44143
Telephone: 440-442-7406
Fire Chief: Edward S. Bencin
Incident Description: Captain Jenik passed away from a cause still to
be determined, but was a suspected heart attack, while operating fire
department apparatus as he was returning to the department from lunch.
He had complained of feeling excessively tired to his co-workers at
the
department before leaving for lunch. Jenik was discovered slumped
over
the wheel of the vehicle where it had come to a stop in the middle of
the road.
Funeral Arrangements: 10/02/2006
Memorial Fund Contact and Address: In lieu of flowers, the family
asks
that donations be made to Hana Naghmouchi Education Fund, C/o Daniel
Jenik, 6191 Highland Road, Highland Heights, OH 44143.
Tribute is being paid to Captain Edward Jenik at
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fatalities/
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Name: Mark Loutzenhiser
Rank: Engine Captain
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Status: Wild land Full-Time
Years of Service: 21
[and]
Name: Jess McLean
Rank: Fire Engine Operator
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Status: Wild land Full-Time
Years of Service: 7
[and]
Name: Jason McKay
Rank: Assistant Fire Engine Operator
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Status: Wild land Full-Time
Years of Service: 5
[and]
Name: Daniel Hoover-Najera
Rank: Firefighter
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Status: Wild land Part-Time
Years of Service: 2
Date of Incidents: 10/26/2006
Time of Incidents: 0300 hours
Date of Deaths: 10/26/2006
Fire Department: USDA Forest Service - San Bernardino National
Forest
Address: 602 South Tippecanoe Ave., San Bernardino, CA 92408
Telephone: 909-382-2600
Fire Chief: Forest Supervisor Jeanne Wade-Evans
Incident Description: Engine Captain Loutzenhiser, Fire Engine
Operator
McLean, Assistant Fire Engine Operator McKay, Firefighter Hoover-Najera
are four of five firefighters injured while attempting to protect a
home
close to where the Esperanza wildfire began in Southern California.
The
firefighters were overcome sometime between 0700-0900 hours by a
very
rapid fire progress that the crew had no time to retreat to their
engine, or use their portable fire shelters. These four
firefighters
died from injuries the day of the arson-caused incident, and a fifth
firefighter is in critical condition suffering from burns to over
ninety-percent of his body.
Funeral Arrangements: Pending
Memorial Fund Contact and Address: Riverside County is establishing
a
fund to help the families of the firefighters who were killed
fighting
the fire. Donations may be sent to the Esperanza Firefighters
Assistance Fund, P.O. Box 1645, Riverside, CA 92502-1645.
Tribute is being paid to Engine Captain Mark Loutzenhiser, Fire
Engine
Operator Jess McLean, Assistant Fire Engine Operator Jason McKay,
and
Firefighter Daniel Hoover-Najera at
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fatalities/
To date, 84 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2006.
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