9-11-01: Never forget our fallen brother firefighters --------- Forwarded message ---------- From: usfa-firefighters@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To: "Firefighter Fatalities" <usfa-firefighters@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 12:02:33 -0500 Subject: Notices of Firefighter Fatality - MS, PA and OH Message-ID: <LYRIS-32449-73359-2004.02.24-12.02.34--hollywoodfire822#juno.com@xxxxxxx ema.gov> Reply-To: usfa-firefighters@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Received: from mx18.nyc.untd.com (mx18.nyc.untd.com [10.140.24.78]) by maildeliver13.nyc.untd.com with SMTP id AABADZE44AAB72UA for <hollywoodfire822@xxxxxxxx> (sender <bounce-usfa-firefighters-32449@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>); Tue, 24 Feb 2004 10:09:30 -0800 (PST) Received: from femaweb7.fema.gov (femaweb7.fema.gov [166.112.200.196]) by mx18.nyc.untd.com with SMTP id AABADZE43AZJSTZ2 for <hollywoodfire822@xxxxxxxx> (sender <bounce-usfa-firefighters-32449@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>); Tue, 24 Feb 2004 10:09:29 -0800 (PST) X-Mailer: Lyris Web Interface X-MAIL-INFO: 156f6f4e4797bffb87bb4e4e3b8f63fb3f7eb74b77bbefcf83ba5e772a2aab1e07077e7e0 707be97938acaabf7ebdfdfca97fefa5b17473a6b8bf393cb8a8e6b0b0b2743eaea1717ea ea1e6e2f7b7f27a33f57577f6e77b3234e2ef7af97afd3979ad3df97dededb02ba83e3fb1 f4e77ba37377e5b9b9b5a5a9b9b3f9ffa9e0b270bae27d7aeee27ebeb4f X-ContentStamp: 17:8:1504842250 Return-Path: <bounce-usfa-firefighters-32449@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:leave-usfa-firefighters-32449A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Message-ID: <LYRIS-32449-73359-2004.02.24-12.02.34--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 fatalities: Name: Elliott Davis Jr. Rank: Fire Commissioner Age: 51 Gender: Male Status: Volunteer Years of Service: Unknown Date of Incident: 02/22/2004 Time of Incident: 1430hrs Date of Death: 02/22/2004 Fire Department Name: Gloster Rural Volunteer Fire Department Fire Department Address: P.O. Box 1019, Gloster, MS 39638 Fire Department Phone: 601-225-4771 Fire Department Chief: Harry Huff Cause of Death: Fire Commissioner Davis was operating a 1997 GMC C-8500 town-owned fire truck headed to a grass fire. The apparatus, reportedly traveling at an estimated 50 to 55 mph, swerved to avoid oncoming traffic and left the roadway to the right, over-corrected, ran off the roadway to the left, over-corrected a second time, causing the vehicle to roll over due to weight shifting back and forth. The apparatus made three-quarters of a flip and came to rest lying on its passenger side. Davis was partially ejected and died at the scene from massive head trauma. Neither Davis nor another firefighter riding in the apparatus and sent to the hospital for observation were wearing seat belts. Name: Rich Gabrielli Rank: Firefighter Age: 70 Gender: Male Status: Volunteer Years of Service: 37 Date of Incident: 02/23/2004 Time of Incident: 1227hrs Date of Death: 02/23/2004 Fire Department Name: George G. McMurtry Volunteer Fire Department Fire Department Address: PO Box 6, Vandergrift, PA 15690 Fire Department Phone: 724-567-7171 Fire Department Chief: Thomas M. Schaeffer Cause of Death: While performing fire police functions on the scene of a working fire at the Vandergrift plant of Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corporation, Firefighter Gabrielli collapsed and died from a cause still to be determined. Name: Eddie Conricote Rank: Firefighter Age: 55 Gender: Male Status: Volunteer Years of Service: 15 Date of Incident: 02/23/2004 Time of Incident: 1615hrs Date of Death: 02/23/2004 Fire Department Name: Liberty Township Fire Department Fire Department Address: 4001 Logan Way, Youngstown, OH 44505 Fire Department Phone: (330) 759-0363 Fire Department Email: station35@xxxxxxxxxx Fire Department Chief: Chief Michael Durkin Cause of Death: Firefighter Conricote died from a cause still to be determined while pulling hose off of the back of the apparatus while working a residential structure fire. Memorial Fund Contact and Address: In memory of Firefighter Eddie Conricote, C/o Liberty Township Fire Department, 4001 Logan Way, Youngstown, OH 44505 Tribute is being paid to Commissioner Davis, Firefighter Gabrielli and Firefighter Conricote 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, 17 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2004. ------------- 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 ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! 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