Firefighter Fatality

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

Name:  James Walters, Sr.

Rank:   Assistant Chief

Age:  57

Gender:  Male

Status:  Volunteer

Years of Service:  20

Date of Incident:  01/29/11

Time of Incident:  2100hrs

Date of Death:  01/29/11

Fire Department:  Parkton Volunteer Fire Department

Address:

2704 W Parkton Tobermory RD, Parkton, NC 28371

Fire Department Chief:  Mitchell Jacobs

Fire Department POC:  Mitchell Jacobs

Incident Description:  Assistant Chief Walters collapsed while doing paperwork at the fire station.  Fire department personnel immediately performed CPR.  He was transported to the Cape Fear Valley Medical Center where he passed away from an apparent heart attack.

Incident Location: 

2704 W Parkton Tobermory RD, Parkton, NC 28371

Funeral Arrangements:  Visitation for Firefighter Walters will be Thursday, 02/03/11 from 1800 to 2100 hrs.  Location TBD.

The funeral will be Friday, 02/04/11 at 1400 hrs.  A full fire department honors funeral is planned.   Location TBD.

Memorial Fund Contact and Address:  Pending.

Tribute is being paid to Assistant Chief Walters at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/

To date, 13 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2011; eleven from incidents that occurred in 2011 and two from a previous year’s incident.  Year-to-date monthly and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online @ http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/statistics/ff_stats.shtm.