Firefighter Fatality

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

Name: Chris Pham

Rank: Firefighter

Age: 35

Gender: Male

Status: Career

Years of Service: 4

Date of Incident: 06/23/2011

Time of Incident: Pending

Date of Death: 06/23/2011

Fire Department: Dallas Fire-Rescue

Address: 1500 Marilla ST, L1CS, Dallas, TX 75201

Fire Department Chief: Eddie Burns, Sr.

Fire Department Website: http://www.dallasfirerescue.com/sta_list/sta_49.html

Incident Description: Firefighter Pham was found unresponsive in quarters at Dallas Fire Station 49 by other firefighters who performed CPR and then rushed Pham to Methodist Charlton Medical Center where he later passed away from a cause still to be determined.

Incident Location: 4901 South Hampton Road, Dallas, TX  75232-1851

Funeral Arrangements: Pending

Memorial Fund Contact and Address: Pending

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

To date, 46 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2011; 42 from incidents that occurred in 2011 and four 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.