Firefighter Fatality

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

Name: Michael C. Webb

Rank: Captain

Age: 46

Gender: Male

Status: Volunteer

Years of Service: 25+

Date of Incident: 04/26/2011

Time of Incident: 2130hrs

Date of Death: 04/27/2011

Fire Department: Neon Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department

Address: 50 Rescue ST, Neon, KY 41840

Fire Department Chief: Carter Bevins

Incident Description: Fire Captain Webb passed away from an apparent heart attack at his home shortly after responding to an all-terrain vehicle accident in a mountainous area.

Incident Location: Millstone, KY

Funeral Arrangements: Pending. Carty Funeral Home, 1081 Highway 317, Neon, KY, 41840-9090. Phone: (606) 855-4493

Memorial Fund Contact and Address: In honor of Fire Captain Michael C. Webb, c/o Neon Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, 50 Rescue ST, Neon, KY 41840.

Tribute is being paid to Captain Michael C. Webb at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/

To date, 32 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2011; 29 from incidents that occurred in 2011 and three from previous years’ 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.