The United States Fire Administration (USFA) has received notice of the following firefighter fatality:
Name: Rick Drake
Rank: Lieutenant
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Status: Volunteer
Years of Service: 3
Date of Incident: 11/01/2010
Time of Incident: 1445hrs
Date of Death: 11/01/2010
Fire Department: German Township
Address: PO Box 221, 9428 Main ST , Taylorsville , IN 47280
Fire Department Chief: Christopher West
Fire Department Website: http://home.comcast.net/~germantwpvolfd/index.htm
Incident Description: Lieutenant Drake suffered a massive heart attack while on station. He and other members of German Township Fire Department had responded earlier to a report of a person having difficulty breathing. After clearing the run and returning to the fire station, Lieutenant Drake began conducting equipment checks. Shortly thereafter, his wife, who was visiting him at the firehouse, called 911 to report he was having severe chest pain. Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department, Columbus Regional Hospital EMS, and German Township Fire Department personnel responded.
As he was being transported to the hospital, Lieutenant Drake suffered cardiac arrest. Resuscitation efforts were initiated, but he was pronounced dead at Columbus Regional Hospital
Incident Location: 9428 Main ST , Taylorsville , IN 47280
Funeral Arrangements: Viewing: 11/04/2010 from 1500-2000hrs and on 11/05/2010 from 0900-1000hrs, with funeral services to follow on the 5th, at the Garden City Church of Christ, 3245 Jonesville Road, Columbus, IN. Burial will take place at the New Hope Christian Church, 1404 West 400 North, Columbus, IN.
Memorial Fund Contact and Address: Memorial donations may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project (www.woundedwarriorproject.org) in honor of Lieutenant Drake’s U.S. Marine Corps service.
Tribute is being paid to Lieutenant Rick Drake at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/
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