The United States Fire Administration (USFA) has received notice of the following firefighter fatality:
Name: Keith Gregory Rankin
Rank: Lieutenant
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Status: Volunteer
Years of Service: 20
Date of Incident: 09/25/2011
Time of Incident: 09/25/2011
Date of Death: 1035hrs
Fire Department: Lancaster Township Fire Department
Address: PO Box 210, Bausman, PA 17504-0210
Fire Department Chief: Ron Comfort, Jr.
Fire Department Website: http://www.ltfd.org
Incident Description: Lieutenant Rankin suffered a medical emergency and collapsed while coordinating a live burn training exercise at Lancaster County Fire School. Several of the 25 county firefighters on hand for the exercise performed CPR and other life-saving measures, but Rankin never regained consciousness.
Incident Location: Lancaster County Fire School, Village Road and Lampeter Road.
Funeral Arrangements: Pending
Memorial Fund Contact and Address: Pending
Tribute is being paid to Lieutenant Keith Rankin at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/
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