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Name: Mike Gilbreath
Rank: Fire Chief
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Status: Volunteer
Years of Service: 37
Date of Incident: 03/27/2009
Time of Incident: 0630hrs
Date of Death: 03/27/2009
Fire Department: Double Springs Fire Department
Address: PO Box 279, 21 Main ST, Double Springs, AL 35553
Fire Department Chief: Acting Fire Chief Pat West
Incident Description: Fire Chief Mike Gilbreath was dispatched with his fire company to a “trees down call” on County Road 25. While working to clear the roadway, a vehicle coming around a curve over the rise of a hill was unable to stop in time before striking Chief Gilbreath. Emergency medical assistance was rendered on scene by other responders, including the Chief’s firefighter/EMT son. Chief Gilbreath was transported to the hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
Incident Location: 2840 County Road 25, Double Springs, AL (Grid: 16SDC57067646)
Funeral Arrangements: Chief Gilbreath was laid to rest on 03/29/2009.
Memorial Fund Contact and Address: Fire Chief Mike Gilbreath Memorial Fund, Traders and Farmers Bank, 10 Blake Dr, Double Springs, AL 35553. Tele: (205) 489-5011
Tribute is being paid to Fire Chief Mike Gilbreath at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/
To date, 24 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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