Firefighter Fatality

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

Name: Jimmy Tuberville

Rank: Fire Chief

Age: 64

Gender: Male

Status: Volunteer

Years of Service: 20+

Date of Incident: 12/13/2010

Time of Incident: 1440hrs

Date of Death: 12/13/2010

Fire Department: Milledgeville Fire Department

Address:

PO Box 18

,

24 Park Street, Milledgeville, TN 38359

Fire Department Chief: Pending

Incident Description: Fire Chief Tuberville passed away from an apparent heart attack while working at the scene of grass fire adjacent to Highway 22A, approximately 100 meters north of the Milledgeville fire station.

Incident Location: 12035 SR 22A, Milledgeville, TN 38359

Funeral Arrangements: Pending

Memorial Fund Contact and Address: In honor of Fire Chief Jimmy Tuberville, c/o Milledgeville Fire Department, PO Box 18, Milledgeville, TN 38359

Tribute is being paid to Fire Chief Jimmy Tuberville at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/

To date, 82 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2010; 80 from incidents that occurred in 2010 and two 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