Firefighter Fatalities

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

 

Name: Steve Cox

Rank: Fire Marshal

Age: 55

Gender: Male

Status: Career

Years of Service: 22

Date of Incident: 08/26/2011

Time of Incident: 0730hrs

Date of Death: 08/28/2011

 

Fire Department: South Davis Metro Fire Agency

Address: 255 S 100 W, Bountiful, UT 84010

Fire Department Chief: Jeff Bassett

Fire Department Website: http://www.sdmetrofire.org/

 

Incident Description: Fire Marshal Cox was performing a fire fighters skills fitness test. During the test, Marshal Cox started to have difficulty breathing and maintaining his balance, the test was stopped and he was quickly treated by fellow firefighters and taken to Lakeview Hospital where he became unresponsive and was admitted to the ICU.

On August 27, 2011 his condition became worse and his body organs started to shut down, he was flown by medical helicopter to the University of Utah Medical center for further care. The following day, Fire Marshal Cox passed away from a cause still to be determined.

Incident Location: 255 S 100 W, Bountiful, UT 84010

 

Funeral Arrangements:

Viewing

Thursday September 1, 2011 at the Bountiful-Woods Cross Regional Center located at 835 North 400 East in North Salt Lake City from 5:30pm till 9:00pm.

Funeral

Friday September 2, 2011 services will be at the Bountiful-Woods Cross Regional Center starting at 11:00am, no viewing before the service.

Burial location is the Bountiful Cemetery 2224 South 200 West in Bountiful.

Memorial Fund Contact and Address: Pending

Tribute is being paid to Fire Marshal Steve Cox at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/

 

To date, 66 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2011; 61 from incidents that occurred in 2011 and five 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.