Firefighter Fatality

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

Name: William Richard Danes

Rank: Firefighter

Age: 69

Gender: Male

Status: Volunteer

Years of Service: <1

Date of Incident: 05/17/2012

Time of Incident: 2053hrs

Date of Death: 05/17/2012

Fire Department: Brazos County Precinct 3 Volunteer Fire Department

Address: P.O. Box 5453, Bryan, TX 77805-5453

Fire Department Chief: Gerald Burnett

Incident Description: Firefighter Danes passed away from an apparent heart attack while participating in training at the TEEX Brayton Fire Training Field in College Station.

Incident Location: College Station, TX

Funeral Arrangements: Pending

Tribute is being paid to Firefighter William Richard Danes at http://www.usfa.fema.gov/fireservice/fatalities/

To date, 34 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