Firefighter Fatality

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

Name: Matt Hadaller

Rank: Fire Chief

Age: 47

Gender: Male

Status: Career

Years of Service: 20+

Date of Incident: 06/27/2011

Time of Incident: 2210hrs

Date of Death: 06/27/2011

Fire Department: Lewis County Fire District #3

Address: 137 E Main ST, Mossyrock, WA 98564-0127

Fire Department Chief: Doug Fosberg

Incident Description: Fire Chief Hadaller passed away from a sudden illness after responding to two EMS incidents within the preceding 24hrs.

Incident Location: 112 Laurel ST, Mossyrock, WA

Funeral Arrangements: A memorial service has been set for 07/02/2011, 1300hrs, at the Mossyrock High School, 295 William ST, Mossyrock, WA.

Memorial Fund Contact and Address: Memorial donations in honor of Fire Chief Matt Hadaller may be made to any Twin Star Credit Union branch (www.twinstarcu.com).

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

To date, 47 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2011; 43 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.