LODD: Texas Firefighters in bucket fell approximately 8 stories

Monday, January 26, 2009

LODD: Texas Firefighters in bucket fell approximately 8 stories

Texas Firefighters in the bucket of a 95’ E One fell approximately 8 stories during training at Kilgore college fire academy in Texas.

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

Name: Kyle Perkins - Rank: Firefighter

Age: 45

Gender: Male

Status: Career

Years of Service: 15

Date of Incident: 01/25/2009

Time of Incident: 1402hrs

Date of Death: 01/25/2009

Name: Cory Galloway - Rank: Firefighter

Age: 28

Gender: Male

Status: Career

Years of Service: 1

Date of Incident: 01/25/2009

Time of Incident: 1402hrs

Date of Death: 01/25/2009

Fire Department: Kilgore Fire Department

Address: 909 N Kilgore St., Kilgore, TX 75662 (USNG: 15S UR 2419 8525)

Map of Fire Department location:

http://floridadisaster.org/gis/kml/viewer.htm?zoom=15&usng=15SUR24198525&disp=h

Fire Department Chief: Dennis Gage

Incident Description: While participating in a training exercise at the Kilgore College Fire Academy, Firefighters Perkins and Galloway were in the bucket of a 95’ E One rear mount platform truck when, for a cause still under investigation, they fell approximately 8 stories. Firefighters Perkins and Galloway succumbed to injuries they received from the accident.

Map of Incident Location: Stark Hall - 607 Elder (USNG: 15S UR 2365 8392)

Map view –

http://floridadisaster.org/gis/kml/viewer.htm?zoom=18&usng=15SUR23658392&disp=h

Funeral Arrangements: Pending

Memorial Fund Contact and Address: Firefighters Perkins & Galloway Memorial Fund, Citizens National Bank, 301 E Main St., Kilgore, TX 75662 - Tele: 903-984-8671

Memorial Tribute: is being paid to Firefighters Kyle Perkins and Cory Galloway at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/

To date, 6 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2009 as a result of incidents that occurred in 2009.

USFA does not have a Line-of-Duty-Death (LODD) criterion nor does it make LODD determinations. “Please note, running totals of firefighter fatalities used on these initial notices do not necessarily reflect the number of firefighter fatalities used in totals for the (provisional) monthly year-to-date USFA firefighter fatality reports, or year-end (provisional) reports posted online (http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/statistics/ff_stats.shtm)

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Monday, January 26, 2009