Firefighter Fatality

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

 

Name: Henry "Jay" Branscum

Rank: Firefighter

Age: 32

Gender: Male

Status: Volunteer

Years of Service: <1

Date of Incident: 09/02/2011

Time of Incident: 2323hrs

Date of Death: 09/03/2011

 

Fire Department: Northeast R-IV Rural Fire Association

Address: PO Box 111, 106 S Main, Cairo, MO 65239

Fire Department Chief: Harold Muehe

 

Incident Description: Firefighter Branscum died from a cause still to be determined while working at the scene of campground/resort fire involving several camp trailer homes.

Incident Location: Cairo, MO.

 

Funeral Arrangements: Services are set for 10 AM Thursday Sept. 8, 2011 at Timber Lake Christian Church, 1624 Gratz Brown, Moberly, MO 65270.  Burial to follow, MO State Veterans Cemetery, County Rd 1675, Jacksonville, MO 1479.

Memorial Fund Contact and Address: In lieu of flowers the Family suggests memorials to the Jay Branscum Memorial Fund, c/o Bank of Cairo and Moberly, 207 East Rollins St, Moberly, MO 65270.

 

Tribute is being paid to Firefighter Henry "Jay" Branscum at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/.

To date, 67 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2011; 62 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.