Firefighter Fatality

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

Name: Gary L. Cummins

Rank: Firefighter

Age: 62

Gender: Male

Status: Volunteer

Years of Service: 41

Date of Incident: 10/31/2010

Time of Incident: 2110hrs

Date of Death: 10/31/2010

Fire Department: Brocton Fire Protection District

Address:

113 East 3rd St., Brocton, IL 61917

Fire Department Chief: Virgil Haynes

Incident Description: Firefighter Cummins died from an apparent heart attack while responding to structure fire. Cummins was driving a piece of apparatus when he suddenly collapsed, causing the apparatus to leave the roadway and come to rest in a ditch.

Incident Location:

1705 East Fourteen Hundred Road

, Brocton, IL

Funeral Arrangements: Pending

Memorial Fund Contact and Address: Pending

Tribute is being paid to Firefighter Gary L. Cummins at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/

To date, 72 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2010; 70 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.