Firefighter Fatality

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

Name: Randall Scott Davenport

Rank: Firefighter

Age: 37

Gender: Male

Status: Career

Years of Service: 4

Date of Incident: 10/24/2010

Time of Incident: Pending

Date of Death: 10/24/2010

Fire Department: Marshall Fire Department

Address:

471 W Arrow ST, Marshall, MO  65340-1904

Fire Department Chief: John Rieves

Fire Department Website: http://www.marshallfire.com

Incident Description: Firefighter Davenport was found deceased on Sunday morning at the Marshall Firehouse within hours of fighting two structure fires. The cause of Firefighter Davenport death is still to be determined.

Incident Location:

471 W Arrow ST, Marshall, MO  65340-1904

Funeral Arrangements: Pending, updates will be posted @ http://www.mofirefuneral.org/.

Memorial Fund Contact and Address: Pending

Tribute is being paid to Firefighter Randall Scott Davenport at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/

To date, 68 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2010; 66 from incidents that occurred in 2010 and 2 from previous year incidents.  Year-to-date monthly and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online @ http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/statistics/ff_stats.shtm.