Notice of Firefighter Fatality: Toomsuba, MS
Larry Gressett, Sr. of the Toomsuba Volunteer Fire Department in Toomsuba, MS has died as the result of an on-duty incident that occurred on 2011-02-17
Initial Summary:
Firefighter Gressett responded to a scene of an accident at a local lake. A man had been in a boat with his grandson when he fell into the water. On arrival, a couple of the firefighters, including Firefighter Gressett, went into the water to rescue the man. Firefighter Gressett's body cramped up and he drowned.
Thomas V. Regan of the Garden City Park Fire Department in Garden City Park, NY has died as the result of an on-duty incident that occurred on 2011-01-26
Initial Summary:
Firefighter Regan passed away from an injury he suffered from a fall while responding to a carbon-monoxide alarm during an ice storm in late January
Donald R. Lam of the Kentucky Division of Forestry in Frankfort, KY has died as the result of an on-duty incident that occurred on 2010-09-07
Initial Summary:
Firefighter Lam passed away from injuries sustained while engaged in fire suppression activities for the Scotts Chapel Road Fire, a 12-acre wildfire that occurred in Livingston County, Kentucky, in September, 2010. Firefighter Lam was clearing a fire break for containment at the base of a bluff when a burning snag broke loose on top and rolled downhill over a small bluff and struck Lam from behind. Firefighter Lam was knocked out and sustained a serious head injury that left him unconscious, a fractured hip, bruises, and 2nd degree leg burns on his calves. Incident Location: Scotts Chapel Road, Livingston County, KY (USNG: USNG: 16S CG 79 13)
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