9-11-01: Never forget our fallen brother firefighters --------- Forwarded message ---------- From: usfa-firefighters@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To: "Firefighter Fatalities" <usfa-firefighters@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 09:49:39 -0500 Subject: Notice of Firefighter Fatality - Painted Post, NY Message-ID: <LYRIS-32449-51715-2003.11.18-09.49.41--hollywoodfire822#juno.com@xxxxxxx ema.gov> This is a message from the Department of Homeland Security/U.S. Fire Administration. You may submit your comments or request additional information, by contacting USFA through our web site at: http://www.usfa.fema.gov/applications/feedback/ ------------------------------------ The U.S. Fire Administration has received notice of the following firefighter fatality: Name: Lawrence J. Yonkin Rank: Chief Age: 56 Gender: Male Status: Volunteer Years of Service: 30+ Date of Incident: 11/15/2003 Time of Incident: 0530hrs Date of Death: 11/15/2003 Fire Department Name: Forest View-Gang Mills Fire Department Fire Department Address: PO Box 203, Painted Post, NY 14870 Fire Department Phone: (607) 962-8711 Fire Department Website: http://www.geocities.com/fvgmfd Fire Department Chief: Assistant Chief Dan Dillon Cause of Death: Chief Yonkin died of an apparent heart attack after returning home from a civilian casualty house fire response. Funeral Arrangements: Calling hours will be on Tuesday, November 18, 2003, from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. at the Carpenter?s Funeral Home at 14 E. Pulteney Street, Corning, NY, 14830, (607) 936-9927. A funeral service is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 19, 2003, at the Carpenter?s Funeral Home in Corning with a procession to follow ending at the Gang Mills Fire Department. It has been respectfully requested that those departments joining the procession bring one piece of equipment to the service on Wednesday morning. Memorial Fund Contact and Address: Memorial donations may be made, in Chief Yonkin?s name, to the Forest View-Gang Mills Volunteer Fire Department, 125 Forest Drive, Painted Post, NY 14870. Tribute is being paid to Chief Yonkin at: http://www.usfa.fema.gov/inside-usfa/ffmem/ffmem.shtm Additional information on firefighter fatalities may be found on the USFA web site at: http://www.usfa.fema.gov/inside-usfa/nfdc/nfdc-data5.shtm To date, 91 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2003. ------------- You are currently subscribed to usfa-firefighters as: hollywoodfire822@xxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-usfa-firefighters-32449A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx or visit the USFA web site at http://www.usfa.fema.gov/applications/listserv/usfamail.cfm