The United States Fire Administration (USFA) has received notice of the following firefighter fatality:
Name: Richard Paul
Rank: Firefighter/Fire Apparatus Operator
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Status: Career
Years of Service: 33
Date of Incident: 01/07/2011
Time of Incident: 1100hrs
Date of Death: 01/07/2011
Fire Department: Kansas City
Address:
635 Woodland AVE, STE 2100 , Kansas City , MO 64106
Fire Department Chief: Richard “Smokey” Dyer
Fire Department Website: http://www.kcmo.org/CKCMO/Depts/Fire/index.htm
Incident Description: Firefighter Paul suffered a medical emergency while walking on a treadmill during a heart stress test, a portion of the annual fire department physical examination. Firefighter Paul was treated by emergency personnel and transported to the hospital but succumbed to his injury and passed away.
Incident Location: Pending
Funeral Arrangements: Pending
Memorial Fund Contact and Address: Pending
Tribute is being paid to Firefighter/Fire Apparatus Operator Richard Paul at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/
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