Firefighter Fatality

The United States Fire Administration (USFA) has received notice of the following firefighter fatality:

Name: Jim Saunders

Rank: Firefighter

Age: 52

Gender: Male

Status: Career

Years of Service: 20

Date of Incident: 10/03/2010

Time of Incident: Pending

Date of Death: 10/07/2010

Fire Department: Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District

Address:

2101 Hurley Way, Sacramento, CA 95825

Fire Department Chief: William B. Sponable

Fire Department Website: http://www.sacmetrofire.ca.gov/

Incident Description: Firefighter Saunders succumbed to a cardiac arrest injury that he suffered while operating at a fire on the Haggin Oaks Municipal Golf Course several days earlier.

Incident Location: Haggin Oaks Municipal Golf Course

Funeral Arrangements: Pending

Memorial Fund Contact and Address: Pending

Tribute is being paid to Firefighter Jim Saunders at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/

To date, 66 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2010; 64 from incidents that occurred in 2010 and 2 from previous year incidents.  Year-to-date monthly and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online @ http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/statistics/ff_stats.shtm.