Name:
Kurt Meusel
Rank:
Firefighter
Age: 25
Gender:
Male
Status:
Volunteer
Years of
Service: 10
Date of
Incident: 05/22/2010
Time of
Incident: 2114hrs
Date of
Death: 05/22/2010
Fire
Department: Scales Mound Fire Protection District
Address:
130 N Franklin ST, Scales Mound, IL 61075
Fire
Department Chief: Carl Winters
Incident
Description: Firefighter Meusel died from injuries sustained in a single
motor vehicle accident while responding to a search and rescue
incident.
Incident
Location: North Mill Creek Road, south of East Brandt Road.
Funeral
Arrangements: Pending
Memorial
Fund Contact and Address: Pending
Name:
David Curlin
Rank:
Lieutenant
Age: 40
Gender:
Male
Status:
Career
Years of
Service: 14
Date of
Incident: 01/03/2010
Time of
Incident: 0515hrs
Date of
Death: 05/22/2010
Fire
Department: Pine Bluff Fire Department
Address:
200 E 8TH AVE, Pine Bluff, AR 71601-5006
Fire
Department Chief: Dannie Smith
Incident
Description: Lieutenant Curlin suffered numerous serious injuries from a
wall and support beam collapse while operating at the scene of an
office supply store fire in early January 2010. After a number of
surgeries and ongoing hospital care, Lieutenant Curlin succumbed to his
injuries.
Incident
Location: 604 Main Street.
Funeral
Arrangements: Viewing will be 05/27/2010 from 1600-2000hrs at Ralph
Robinson and Son Funeral Directors, 807 S. Cherry ST, Pine Bluff, AR
71601. Funeral services will be 05/28/2010 at 1100hrs, Pine Bluff
Convention Center, 500 E. 8TH AVE,
Pine Bluff,
AR 71601.
Memorial
Fund Contact and Address: Lieutenant Curlin's family requests that in
lieu of flowers, memorial donations be given to the Arkansas Fallen
Firefighters Memorial Inc., PO Box 56470, Little Rock, AR 72215.
Tribute is being paid to Lieutenant
David Curlin at
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/
Name:
John Glaser
Rank:
Firefighter
Age: 33
Gender:
Male
Status:
Career
Years of
Service: 6
Date of
Incident: 05/22/2010
Time of
Incident: 2055hrs
Date of
Death: 05/22/2010
Fire
Department: Shawnee Fire Department
Address:
6501 Quivira RD, Shawnee, KS 66216
Fire
Department Chief: Jeff Hudson
Incident
Description: While performing search and rescue operations at a
residential structure fire, Firefighter Glaser became separated from his
crew and reported that he was in trouble. A crewmember requested a
Mayday and immediately began searching for Firefighter Glaser.
Additional firefighters then entered to locate Glaser, and on locating
him, Glaser was removed from the structure and provided medical care by
paramedics on the scene. Firefighter Glaser was transported to the
Shawnee Mission Medical Center where he was later pronounced dead.
The cause
of the fire is currently under investigation by the Eastern Kansas Task
Force.
Incident
Location: 13408 W. 75th Court
Funeral
Arrangements: Visitation will be Wednesday (05/26/2010) from
1600-2000hrs at the Church of the Resurrection, 13720 Row Ave, Leawood,
KS. Thursday morning (05/27/2010), a fire apparatus procession will
begin at the Amos Family Funeral Home, 10901 Johnson Drive, Shawnee, and
will pass by the Shawnee Fire Department Station #71 then proceed to
the Church of the Resurrection for a 1030hrs memorial service.
Tribute is being paid to
Firefighter John Glaser at
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/
Name:
David IRR
Rank: Fire
Captain
Age: 48
Gender:
Male
Status:
Career
Years of
Service: 15
Date of
Incident: 05/22/2010
Time of
Incident: 0730hrs
Date of
Death: 05/22/2010
Fire
Department: Yuma Rural/Metro Fire Department
Address:
2029 S Arizona AVE, Yuma, AZ 85364
Fire
Department Chief: Fire Marshal Curt Foster
Incident
Description: Captain IRR passed away in his sleep on duty and was
discovered at shift change.
Incident
Location: Yuma Rural/Metro Fire Department Station Two, 11741 Fortuna
Rd.
Funeral
Arrangements: A vigil will be
held this 05/27/2010 1700-2100hrs at Desert Valley Mortuary 15877 S. Ave
B in Somerton. A procession will be held on 05/25/2010 at 0900hrs
starting at Desert Valley Mortuary, 15877 S. Ave B., Traveling to St
Francis of Assisi Church 1815 S. 8th Ave Yuma AZ. Services will held
at 1000hrs.
Memorial
Fund Contact and Address: In honor of Captain David IRR, c/o the
Rural/Metro Firefighters Fund, 2029 S Arizona AVE, Yuma, AZ 85364.
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