Firefighter Fatality

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

Name: Glenn L. Allen

Rank:  Firefighter/Paramedic

Age: 61

Gender:  Male

Status:  Career

Years of Service: 36

Date of Incident:  02/16/2011

Time of Incident:  2319hrs

Date of Death:  02/18/2011 

Fire Department:  Los Angeles Fire Department

Address: 

200 N Main ST, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Fire Department Chief: Millage Peaks

Fire Department POC:  Donald Reyes

Fire Department Website:  http://lafd.org/

Incident Description: On Wednesday, February 16, 2011, Firefighter Allen responded to a house fire in the Hollywood Hills.  Firefighter Allen was among six firefighters who were injured when a partial ceiling collapse occurred.  He was rushed to the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center where, on February 18, 2011, he succumbed from his injuries sustained in the collapse.

Incident Location: 

1546 N Viewside DR, Los Angeles, CA

Funeral Arrangements:  Thursday, February 24, 2011 - A Community/Department Candlelight Vigil for Firefighter/Paramedic Allen will take place from 1830 hrs to 2000 hrs at Fire Station 78, located at

4041 Whitsett AVE.

   Friday, February 25, 2011 - A walking procession will begin at 0830 hrs.  The procession will start from the South Lawn of City Hall (

1ST ST

and

Main ST

) and end at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels (A distance of five city blocks).   The Memorial Church service will begin at 0930 hrs at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, located at

555 W Temple ST, Los Angeles, CA

. 

Memorial Fund Contact and Address:  Pending.

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

To date, 23 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2011; 20 from incidents that occurred in 2011 and three from previous years’ 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