The United States Fire Administration (USFA) has received notice of the following firefighter fatality:
Name: Chris Stock
Rank: Fire Chief
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Status: Volunteer
Years of Service: 20
Date of Incident: 02/24/2011
Time of Incident: 1820hrs
Date of Death: 02/24/2011
Fire Department: Westport
Address: PO Box 77, 6301 3rd Street , Westport , KY 40077
Fire Department Chief: Pending
Incident Description: Several hours after participating in a training exercise related to wildland fire incidents, Fire Chief Stock passed away from a heart attack he suffered while at his residence.
Incident Location: Pending
Funeral Arrangements: Friday (03/04/2011 ) @ 1200hrs, LaGrange Baptist Church 1139 Commerce Parkway , LaGrange , KY.
Memorial Fund Contact and Address: In honor of Fire Chief Chris Stock, c/o Westport Volunteer Fire Department, PO Box 77 , Westport , KY 40077
Tribute is being paid to Fire Chief Chris Stock at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/
To date, 24 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2011; 21 from incidents that occurred in 2011 and three 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.
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