Firefighter Fatality

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

 

Name: Keith Gregory Rankin

Rank: Lieutenant

Age: 38

Gender: Male

Status: Volunteer

Years of Service: 20

Date of Incident: 09/25/2011

Time of Incident: 09/25/2011

Date of Death: 1035hrs

 

Fire Department: Lancaster Township Fire Department

Address: PO Box 210, Bausman, PA 17504-0210

Fire Department Chief: Ron Comfort, Jr.

Fire Department Website: http://www.ltfd.org

 

Incident Description: Lieutenant Rankin suffered a medical emergency and collapsed while coordinating a live burn training exercise at Lancaster County Fire School. Several of the 25 county firefighters on hand for the exercise performed CPR and other life-saving measures, but Rankin never regained consciousness.

Incident Location: Lancaster County Fire School, Village Road and Lampeter Road.

Funeral Arrangements: Pending

Memorial Fund Contact and Address: Pending

Tribute is being paid to Lieutenant Keith Rankin at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/

 

To date, 73 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2011; 68 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.