Firefighter Fatality

The United States Fire Administration (USFA) has received notice of the following firefighter fatality:

Name: Harold Gregory Gibson

Rank: Firefighter III
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Status: Career
Years of Service: 12
Date of Incident: 06/19/1993
Time of Incident: Pending
Date of Death: 07/02/2011

Fire Department: Fulton County Fire Rescue
Address: 5440 Fulton Industrial BLVD SW, Atlanta, GA 30336
Fire Department Chief: Larry Few

Incident Description: Firefighter Gibson contracted Hepatitis C after coming in contact with blood while treating a patient injured in a traffic accident in 1993. Due to medical complications related to Hepatitis, Firefighter Gibson left the fire department in 1998 and passed away in July, 2011.

Incident Location: Pending

Funeral Arrangements: July, 2011

Memorial Fund Contact and Address: Pending
Tribute is being paid to Firefighter III Harold Gregory Gibson at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/.

To date, 76 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2011; 70 from incidents that occurred in 2011 and six from previous years’ incidents. Year-to-date monthly and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online @ http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/statistics/ff_stats.shtm.