Firefighter Fatality

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

Name: Jonathan D. Myers

Rank: Firefighter

Age: 54

Gender: Male

Status: Career

Years of Service: 20

Date of Incident: 03/19/2012

Time of Incident: 1000hrs

Date of Death: 03/19/2012

Fire Department: Norfolk Fire-Rescue

Address: 100 Brooke AVE, STE 500, Norfolk, VA 23510-1836

Fire Department Chief: Jeffrey F. Wise

Incident Description: Firefighter Myers was found unconscious on the floor of his fire station’s bunk room. Fellow firefighters immediately started CPR.  Myers was then transported to DePaul Medical Center where he passed away from a cause still to be determined.

Incident Location: Station 13, 176 Maple Ave., Norfolk, VA

Funeral Arrangements: Pending

Tribute is being paid to Firefighter Jonathan D. Myers at http://www.usfa.fema.gov/fireservice/fatalities/

To date, 20 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