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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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