U.S. Fire Administration Firefighter Fatality Notification - Middleborough, MA

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: David Brier Rank: Firefighter Age: 50 Gender: Male Status: Career Years of Service:  15 Date of Incident: 07/13/2013 Time of Incident: 0900hrs Date of Death: 07/22/2013     Fire Department: Middleborough Fire Department Address: 125 North Main Street, Middleborough, MA 02346 Fire Department Chief: Lance Benjamino Incident Description: While working his 24-hour shift which started at 8 a.m. on July 12, 2013, Firefighter Brier told his shift commander that he did not feel well and rested for a while. Although his shift commander told Brier that he should go home sick, Brier decided to finish out his shift. Upon completion of his shift, Brier returned home where he soon suffered a heart attack. He was rushed to Tufts New England Medical Hospital in Boston and was on life support until July 22, 2013, when he passed away. Brier never regained consciousness.   Tribute is being paid to Firefighter David Brier at http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/   To date, 70 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