Firefighter Fatality

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

Name: Richard Paul

Rank: Firefighter/Fire Apparatus Operator

Age: 54

Gender: Male

Status: Career

Years of Service: 33

Date of Incident: 01/07/2011

Time of Incident: 1100hrs

Date of Death: 01/07/2011

Fire Department: Kansas City Fire Department

Address:

635 Woodland AVE, STE 2100, Kansas City, MO 64106

Fire Department Chief: Richard “Smokey” Dyer

Fire Department Website: http://www.kcmo.org/CKCMO/Depts/Fire/index.htm

Incident Description: Firefighter Paul suffered a medical emergency while walking on a treadmill during a heart stress test, a portion of the annual fire department physical examination. Firefighter Paul was treated by emergency personnel and transported to the hospital but succumbed to his injury and passed away.

Incident Location: Pending

Funeral Arrangements: Pending

Memorial Fund Contact and Address: Pending

Tribute is being paid to Firefighter/Fire Apparatus Operator Richard Paul at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/

To date, two firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2011.  Year-to-date monthly and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online @ http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/statistics/ff_stats.shtm.