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U.S. Fire Administration Firefighter Fatality Notification - Stateline, MS

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

Name: Robert Allen France

Rank: Firefighter/EMT-Training Officer

Age: 45

Gender: Male

Status: Volunteer

Years of Service: 3+

Date of Incident: 03/30/2009

Time of Incident: 2030hrs

Date of Death: 03/30/2009

Fire Department: Stateline Volunteer Fire Department

Address: PO Box 411, Stateline, MS 39362

Fire Department Chief: Joey Young

Incident Description: Firefighter France attended a fire training meeting at the Green County Emergency Services Office. Upon completion of the meeting he was returning to his home jurisdiction on his motorcycle when he struck a deer. France was treated on scene by emergency services personnel and subsequently transported via helicopter to the USA Medical Center in Mobile, AL where he succumbed to his injuries.

Funeral Arrangements:  Pending

Memorial Fund Contact and Address:  In honor of Firefighter/EMT Robert Allen France, c/o Stateline Volunteer Fire Department, PO Box 411, Stateline, MS 39362

Tribute is being paid to Firefighter/EMT-Training Officer Robert Allen France at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/

To date, 25 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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