The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) has received notice of the following firefighter fatality:
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Status: Career
Years of Service: 9
Date of Incident: 02/29/2012
Time of Incident: 0610hrs
Date of Death: 02/29/2012
Fire Department Chief: Calvin Ciapponi
Name: Mark G. Ratledge
Rank: Fire Captain Age: 35
Gender: Male
Status: Career
Years of Service: 9
Date of Incident: 02/29/2012
Time of Incident: 0610hrs
Date of Death: 02/29/2012
Fire Department: Cottonwood Fire Protection District
Address: PO Box 618, 3271 Brush ST, Cottonwood, CA 96022Fire Department Chief: Calvin Ciapponi
Incident Description: Fire Captain Ratledge was struck and killed by a vehicle while working at the scene of a traffic collision on Interstate 5.
Incident Location: Southbound Interstate 5 near the Shasta Livestock Auction Yard.
Funeral Arrangements: Pending. Memorials may be made in honor of Captain Ratledge to the Mark Ratledge Memorial Fund, North Valley Bank, 20635 Gas Point RD, Cottonwood, CA 96022 (http://novb.com/).
Tribute is being paid to Fire Captain Mark G. Ratledge at http://www.usfa.fema.gov/fireservice/fatalities/
To date, 15 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2012. Year-to-date monthly and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online @ http://www.usfa.fema.gov/fireservice/fatalities/statistics/ff_stats.shtm
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