Monday, October 25, 2010

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.

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