Firefighter Fatality

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

Name:  Trampus Haskvitz

Rank:  Firefighter

Age:  23

Gender:  Male

Status:  Wildland Part-time

Years of Service: Pending

Date of Incident:  08/11/2011

Time of Incident:  1500hrs

Date of Death:  08/11/2011

Fire Department: South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression Division

Address: 4250 Fire Station Road, Suite 2, Rapid City, SD 57703

Fire Department Chief:  Joe Lowe, Director/Wildland Fire Coordinator

Incident Description:  Firefighter Haskvitz passed away as a result of injuries he suffered after being caught in a burnover while fighting the Coal Canyon Fire near Edgemont, South Dakota.

Incident Location: Nine miles north of Edgemont, SD

Funeral Arrangements:  Pending

Memorial Fund Contact and Address:  Pending

Tribute is being paid to Firefighter Trampus Haskvitz at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/

To date, 60 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2011; 55 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.