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

Name: William Henry Quick

Rank: Firefighter

Age: 55

Gender: Male

Status: Career

Years of Service: Pending

Date of Incident: 09/11/2001

Time of Incident: 0848hrs

Date of Death: 01/18/2011

Fire Department: Fire Department City of New York

Address: 9 Metro Tech Center, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Fire Department Chief: Fire Commissioner Salvatore J. Cassano

Incident Description: Firefighter Quick passed away from injuries sustained as a result of his response to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York City on September 11th, 2001.

Incident Location: World Trade Center, New York City, NY.

Funeral Arrangements: A funeral mass was held on Tuesday (01/18) at St. Ignatius Martyr RC Church.  Visitation, Macken Mortuary, Island Park Chapel, 3930 Long Beach Road, Thursday & Friday (01/20-21), 2-4 & 7-9 pm. 

Interment, Saturday (01/22 @ 11:15 am), St. Charles Cemetery, Farmingdale, NY. (mackenmortuary.com)

Memorial Fund Contact and Address: Pending

Tribute is being paid to Firefighter William Henry Quick at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/

To date, nine firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2011; seven from incidents that occurred in 2011 and two from a previous years incident.  Year-to-date monthly and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online @ http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/statistics/ff_stats.shtm.