Firefighter Fatality

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

Name: Timothy Oliveira

Rank: Lieutenant

Age: 53

Gender: Male

Status: Career

Years of Service: 27

Date of Incident: 07/29/2011

Time of Incident: Pending

Date of Death: 07/29/2011

Fire Department: Salisbury Fire Rescue

Address: PO Box 5426, 37 Lafayette RD, Salisbury, MA 01952

Fire Department Chief: Richard Souliotis

Incident Description: Lieutenant Salisbury passed away from injuries sustained when the fire department vehicle he was working under fell off of a jack and struck him.

Incident Location: 37 Lafayette RD, Salisbury, MA

Funeral Arrangements: Pending

Memorial Fund Contact and Address: Pending

Tribute is being paid to Lieutenant Timothy Oliveira at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/

To date, 55 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2011; 50 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.