Firefighter Fatality

The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) has received notice of the following firefighter fatality:

Name: Thomas "Bill" Dillion

Rank: Senior Captain

Age: 49

Gender: Male

Status: Career

Years of Service: 22

Date of Incident: 03/14/2012

Time of Incident: 0900hrs

Date of Death: 03/14/2012

 

Fire Department: Houston Fire Department

Address: 1205 Dart ST, Houston, TX 77007-4223

Fire Department Chief: Terry A. Garrison

Incident Description: Senior Captain Dillion arrived with other firefighters at the scene of a residential cooking fire.  As he approached the entrance to the apartment building he experienced a medical emergency and collapsed. Dillion was treated immediately and transported to the West Houston Medical Center Hospital where he passed away from a cause still to be determined.

Incident Location: 7520 Cook Road, Houston, TX

Funeral Arrangements: Pending

Tribute is being paid to Senior Captain Thomas "Bill" Dillion at http://www.usfa.fema.gov/fireservice/fatalities/

To date, 19 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