Firefighter Fatality

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

Name: Walter E. Hauser

Rank: Firefighter

Age: 62

Gender: Male

Status: Career

Years of Service: Pending

Date of Incident: 02/11/1981

Time of Incident: 0925hrs

Date of Death: 07/02/2011

Fire Department: Rochester Fire Department

Address: 185 Exchange ST, STE 665, Rochester, NY 14614

Fire Department Chief: John D. Caufield

Fire Department Website: http://www.cityofrochester.gov/services/fire

Incident Description: Firefighter Hauser passed away from serious injuries he suffered during a 1981 fire in a department store at the Midtown Plaza.

Incident Location: McCurdy’s Department Store, Midtown Plaza, 211 Midtown Plz, Rochester, NY 14604

Funeral Arrangements: 07/07/2011

Memorial Fund Contact and Address: None

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

To date, 48 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2011; 43 from incidents that occurred in 2011 and five 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.