Firefighter Fatality

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

Name: Chris Stock

Rank: Fire Chief

Age: 49

Gender: Male

Status: Volunteer

Years of Service: 20

Date of Incident: 02/24/2011

Time of Incident: 1820hrs

Date of Death: 02/24/2011

Fire Department: Westport Volunteer Fire Department

Address:

PO Box 77

,

6301 3rd Street, Westport, KY 40077

Fire Department Chief: Pending

Incident Description: Several hours after participating in a training exercise related to wildland fire incidents, Fire Chief Stock passed away from a heart attack he suffered while at his residence.

Incident Location: Pending

Funeral Arrangements: Friday (03/04/2011) @ 1200hrs, LaGrange Baptist Church,

1139 Commerce Parkway, LaGrange, KY.

Memorial Fund Contact and Address: In honor of Fire Chief Chris Stock, c/o Westport Volunteer Fire Department,

PO Box 77, Westport, KY 40077

Tribute is being paid to Fire Chief Chris Stock at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/

To date, 24 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2011; 21 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.