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U.S. Fire Administration Firefighter Fatality Notification - Oklahoma City, OK

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

 

Name: Christopher Allen Dill

Rank: Corporal

Age: 43

Gender: Male

Status: Career

Years of Service: 14

Date of Incident: 03/04/2009

Time of Incident: 1405hrs

Date of Death: 03/04/2009

 

Fire Department: Oklahoma City Fire Department

Address: 820 NW 5th St, Oklahoma City, OK 73106

Map:

http://floridadisaster.org/gis/kml/viewer.htm?zoom=16&usng=14SPE33722651&disp=h

Fire Department Chief: G. Keith Bryant

Fire Department Website: http://www.okc.gov/Fire/index.html

 

Incident Description: Corporal Christopher Dill responded to the scene of an apartment fire.  At approximately 1600hrs and after suppression operations were completed, units on scene were cleaning up and preparing to return to the station when Corporal Dill collapsed.  Care was initiated on scene and he was transported to the hospital where he later passed away. The cause of Corporal Dill’s passing is pending a full investigation.

 

Incident Location: Penn Grand Apartments, 3726 S. Penn Ave.

Map View:

http://floridadisaster.org/gis/kml/viewer.htm?zoom=16&usng=14SPE31822141&disp=h

 

Funeral Arrangements:  Pending

 

Memorial Fund Contact and Address:  In memory of Corporal Christopher Allen Dill, c/o Oklahoma City Fire Department, 820 NW 5th St, Oklahoma City, OK 73106

 

Tribute is being paid to Corporal Christopher Allen Dill at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/

 

To date, 18 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2009 as a result of incidents that occurred in 2009.  Year-to-date monthly and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online @ http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/statistics/ff_stats.shtm.


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