U.S. Fire Administration Firefighter Fatality Notification - Medford, OR

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: Oscar Montano-Garcia Rank: Firefighter Age: 50 Gender: Male Status: Wildland Contract Date of Incident: 08/25/2013 Time of Incident: 1800hrs Date of Death: 08/25/2013     Fire Department: Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest Address: 3040 Biddle Road, Medford, OR 97504 Fire Department Chief: National Forest Supervisor Rob MacWhorter Incident Description: During operations on the Nabob fire in Northern California, Firefighter Montano-Garcia succumbed to a medical condition the nature of which is still to be reported. Incident Location: Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, Siskiyou County, CA    Tribute is being paid to Firefighter Oscar Montano-Garcia at http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/ To date,  77 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