U.S. Fire Administration Firefighter Fatality Notification - Nutter Fort, WV
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USA Firefighter Fatality Notification
The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) has received notice of the following firefighter fatality:
Name: Michael Dale Garrett
Rank: Firefighter/EMT-I
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Status: Volunteer
Years of Service: 15
Date of Incident: 02/01/2014
Time of Incident: 1157hrs
Date of Death: 02/01/2014
Fire Department: Nutter Fort Fire Department
Address: 1415 Buckhannon Pike, Nutter Fort, WV 26301
Fire Department Chief: Jeremy Haddix
Incident Description: On February 1, 2014, the Nutter Fort Fire Department responded to a rescue incident involving multiple patients due to a reported cell phone tower collapse on Murphy’s Run in Summit Park, WV. While rescuing a victim, Firefighter/EMT-I Garrett was severely injured during a secondary collapse. Firefighter Garrett was then transported to United Hospital Center where he succumbed to his injuries. Two members of the repair crew were killed in the initial tower collapse and two were injured. Investigation into the fatal incident continues by authorities.
Incident Location: Murphy’s Run Road, Summit Park, WV
Tribute is being paid to Firefighter/EMT-I Michael Dale Garrett at http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/
To date, 9 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2014. Year-to-date and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online at http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/fatalityData/statistics
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