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
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