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

Name: Chad Null

Rank: Firefighter/Paramedic

Age: 33

Gender: Male

Status: Career

Years of Service: 5

Date of Incident: 12/16/2010

Time of Incident:  1130hrs

Date of Death: 12/16/2010

Fire Department: Sullivan Fire Department

Address: 32 N Court ST, Sullivan, IN  47882-1508

Fire Department Chief: Rob Robertson

Fire Department POC: Rob Robertson

Incident Description:  After returning from two emergency medical services calls, Firefighter/Paramedic Null was at the fire station when he was found unresponsive on the floor by colleagues.  They immediately performed CPR, and Firefighter/Paramedic Null was rushed to the hospital where he died from an apparent heart attack. 

Incident Location:  32 N Court ST, Sullivan, IN  47882-1508

Funeral Arrangements:  There will be a Memorial Service, Monday, December 20, 2010 at 1600hrs, Sullivan High School, Sullivan, IN.

Memorial Fund Contact and Address:  In honor of Firefighter/Paramedic Chad Null, memorial contributions/flowers may be sent to the Holmes Memorial Chapel, Sullivan, IN.

Tribute is being paid to Firefighter/Paramedic Chad Null at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/

To date, 83 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2010; 81 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