Firefighter Fatality

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

Name: Anthony Polk

Rank: Firefighter

Age: 31

Gender: Male

Status: Wildland

Years of Service: Pending

Date of Incident: 06/08/2012

Time of Incident: Pending

Date of Death: 06/08/2012

Fire Department: Bureau of Indian Affairs - Fort Yuma Agency

Address: P.O. Box 11000, Yuma, AZ 85366-1000

Fire Department Chief: Acting Assistant Secretary Donald Laverdure

Incident Description: Firefighter Polk died as a result of a single fire apparatus accident that occurred while he and two other firefighters were responding to the scene of the Montezuma Fire south of Tucson, AZ.

Incident Location: Route 19 near milepost 22.

Funeral Arrangements: Pending

Tribute is being paid to Firefighter Anthony Polk at http://www.usfa.fema.gov/fireservice/fatalities/

To date, 37 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