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Name: Mark W. Morrison
Rank: Lieutenant
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Status: Career
Years of Service: 25
Date of Incident: 03/04/2012
Time of Incident: 1749hrs
Date of Death: 03/04/2012
Fire Department: St. Lucie County Fire District
Address: 5160 NW Milner DR, Port Saint Lucie, FL 34983
Fire Department Chief: Ron Parrish
Incident Description: Lieutenant Morrison passed away while in quarters from a cause still to be determined. During his shift, Morrison had responded to several emergency response calls. After fellow firefighters discovered him unconscious in the firehouse and immediately rendered aid, Morrison was transported to the hospital where he succumbed to his injury.
Incident Location: 480 SW Ravenswood LN, Port Saint Lucie, FL 34983
Funeral Arrangements: Pending
Tribute is being paid to Lieutenant Mark W. Morrison at http://www.usfa.fema.gov/fireservice/fatalities/
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Name: Jamison Kampmeyer
Rank: Lieutenant/EMT
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Status: Volunteer
Years of Service: 10+
Date of Incident: 03/04/2012
Time of Incident: 1230hrs
Date of Death: 03/04/2012
Fire Department: Colby Fire Department
Address: PO Box 169, 203 W Broadway ST, Colby, WI 54421-9452
Fire Department Chief: Ross Rannow
Incident Description: During interior fire operations at a movie theatre and right after crews were called to exit the structure, the roof of the building collapsed trapping several firefighters and sending them to St. Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield. One firefighter, Lieutenant Jamison Kampmeyer, was reported to have passed away from injuries sustained. The other firefighters injured were treated and released from the hospital on Sunday.
The incident and cause of the fire remains under investigation by local and state authorities.
Incident Location: Abby Theatre, 216 North 1st Street, Abbotsford, WI 54405
Funeral Arrangements: Pending
Tribute is being paid to Lieutenant/EMT Jamison Kampmeyer at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/
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Name: Nolan "Goat" Pittman
Rank: Fire Chief
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Status: Volunteer
Years of Service: 25
Date of Incident: 03/05/2012
Time of Incident: 0317hrs
Date of Death: 03/05/2012
Fire Department: Centreville Volunteer Fire Department
Address: PO Box 578, 1 Municipal DR, Centreville, MS 39631
Fire Department Chief: Pending
Incident Description: Chief Pittman fell ill while at the scene of a residential structure fire. Pittman went to the hospital and was ambulatory as he walked into the emergency room, but his condition worsened and he passed away a short time later from a cause still to be determined.
Incident Location: 144 N Cosby ST, Centreville, MS
Funeral Arrangements: 03/10/2012 @ 1000hrs, Newman Funeral Home, 155 S Cosby ST, Centreville, MS.
Tribute is being paid to Fire Chief Nolan "Goat" Pittman at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/
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Name: Thomas "Bill" Dillion
Rank: Senior Captain
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Status: Career
Years of Service: 22
Date of Incident: 03/14/2012
Time of Incident: 0900hrs
Date of Death: 03/14/2012
Fire Department: Houston Fire Department
Address: 1205 Dart ST, Houston, TX 77007-4223
Fire Department Chief: Terry A. Garrison
Incident Description: Senior Captain Dillion arrived with other firefighters at the scene of a residential cooking fire. As he approached the entrance to the apartment building he experienced a medical emergency and collapsed. Dillion was treated immediately and transported to the West Houston Medical Center Hospital where he passed away from a cause still to be determined.
Incident Location: 7520 Cook Road, Houston, TX
Funeral Arrangements: Pending
Tribute is being paid to Senior Captain Thomas "Bill" Dillionat http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/
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Name: Jonathan D. Myers
Rank: Firefighter
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Status: Career
Years of Service: 20
Date of Incident: 03/19/2012
Time of Incident: 1000hrs
Date of Death: 03/19/2012
Fire Department: Norfolk Fire-Rescue
Address: 100 Brooke AVE, STE 500, Norfolk, VA 23510-1836
Fire Department Chief: Jeffrey F. Wise
Incident Description: Firefighter Myers was found unconscious on the floor of his fire station's bunk room. Fellow firefighters immediately started CPR. Myers was then transported to DePaul Medical Center where he passed away from a cause still to be determined.
Incident Location: Station 13, 176 Maple Ave., Norfolk, VA
Funeral Arrangements: Pending
Tribute is being paid to Firefighter Jonathan D. Myers at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/
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Name: Donald L. Jones
Rank: Captain
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Status: Career
Years of Service: 31
Date of Incident: 03/19/2012
Time of Incident: 2230hrs
Date of Death: 03/19/2012
Fire Department: Jacksonville Fire Department
Address: 900 N Redmond RD, Jacksonville, AR 72076-3623
Fire Department Chief: John Vanderhoof
Incident Description: Captain Jones responded with fire and police to a single-vehicle accident that involved a damaged gas main. While working to clear the scene of the accident, a second motor vehicle reportedly accelerated and veered off of the road striking two firefighters and a police officer. Captain Jones was killed upon impact. The police officer and second firefighter were both transported by air to the hospital and are reported to be in critical but stable condition. The driver of the second vehicle has been charged with 2nd degree murder and two counts of criminal intent to commit 2nd degree murder given that, according to witnesses, this person allegedly did not try to stop.
Incident Location: 8400 block of Highway 161 South, Jacksonville, AR
Funeral Arrangements: Pending
Tribute is being paid to Captain Donald L. Jones at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/
To date, 21 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2012. Year-to-date monthly and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online @http://www.usfa.fema.gov/fireservice/fatalities/statistics/ff_stats.shtm
Source: FEMA
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