U.S. Fire Administration Firefighter Fatalities Notification - Charleston, WV

Please reply to this message if you are experiencing technical difficulty. For all other inquiries, please Contact USFA. You are subscribed to the U.S. Fire Administration's (USFA) Firefighter Fatality Notices e-mail list. A notice(s) has recently been added and is now available. USA Firefighter Fatality Notification The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) has received notice of the following firefighter fatality:  Name: John T. Appleton  Rank: Firefighter/Chaplain Age: 62 Gender: Male Status: Volunteer Years of Service:  7 Date of Incident: 06/24/2013 Time of Incident: 1420hrs Date of Death: 06/24/2013     Fire Department: Malden Volunteer Fire Department Address: 3924 Malden DR, Charleston, WV 25306 Fire Department Chief: William L. Peterson Incident Description: While conducting exterior operations with other firefighters at a residential structure fire on Happy Hollow Road in Sissonville, Firefighter Appleton suffered a medical emergency. Appleton reportedly went into cardiac arrest and was treated at the scene then transported to the hospital but passed away from his injury. Incident Location: 6 Happy Hollow Road, Sissonville, WV   Tribute is being paid to Firefighter/Chaplain John T. Appleton at http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/   To date, 43 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2013.  Year-to-date and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online at http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/fatalityData/statistics        The United States Fire Administration recommends everyone should have a comprehensive fire protection plan that includes smoke alarms, residential sprinklers, and practicing a home fire escape plan. Follow USFA updates on Twitter Update your subscriptions, modify your password or e-mail address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your e-mail address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact support@govdelivery.com. This service is provided to you at no charge by the U.S. Fire Administration. Privacy Policy | GovDelivery is providing this information on behalf of U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and may not use the information for any other purposes. This email was sent to mhamidlad.game@blogger.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: U.S. Fire Administration · U.S. Department of Homeland Security · Emmitsburg, MD 21727 · (301) 447-1000