The United States Fire Administration (USFA) has received notice of the following firefighter fatality:
Name: Christopher Peterson
Rank: Firefighter
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Status: Volunteer
Years of Service: 4
Date of Incident: 09/03/2011
Time of Incident: 1500hrs
Date of Death: 09/03/2011
Fire Department: Ward Four Fire Protection District
Address: PO Box 613, 261 Highway 505, Jonesboro, LA 71251-0613
Fire Department Chief: Curtis Roller
Incident Description: While responding to a call for medical assistance, Firefighter Peterson died from injuries sustained when the fire department utility truck he was operating failed to negotiate a curve, left the roadway, and struck an embankment and tree.
Incident Location: Siloam Church Road.
Funeral Arrangements: 09/07/2011 @ 1400hrs, Garrett (Jackson Parish) Community Center.
Memorial Fund Contact and Address: Pending
Tribute is being paid to Firefighter Christopher Peterson at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/.
To date, 68 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2011; 63 from incidents that occurred in 2011 and five 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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