Tuesday, August 02, 2011

Firefighter Fatality

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

Name: Ronald Dwane Ruprecht
Rank: Lieutenant
Age: 51
Gender: Male
Status: Volunteer
Years of Service: 16
Date of Incident: 06/10/2011
Time of Incident: 1200hrs
Date of Death: 06/11/2011

Fire Department: Stone Lake Fire Department
Address: PO Box 41, N6070 Stone Lake RD, Stone Lake, WI 54876
Fire Department Chief: Jim Rhea

Incident Description: Lieutenant Ruprecht responded to a false alarm call at approximately 1200hrs.  The following morning, he was found by family members having passed away during the night.
Incident Location: Pending

Funeral Arrangements: June, 2011
Memorial Fund Contact and Address: Pending.
Tribute is being paid to Lieutenant Ronald Dwane Ruprecht at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/.

To date, 56 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2011; 51 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.

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