U.S. Fire Administration Firefighter Fatality Notification - Wellington, IL

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

Name: John William Jeffers

Rank: Assistant Chief

Age: 54

Gender: Male

Status: Volunteer

Years of Service: Pending

Date of Incident: 04/01/2009

Time of Incident: Pending

Date of Death: 04/02/2009

Fire Department: Wellington-Greer Fire Protection District

Address: PO Box 143, Wellington, IL 60973-0143

Fire Department Chief: Ross Butzow

Incident Description:  Following a meeting at the fire station, Assistant Chief Jeffers and other firefighters were testing fire hose. After reloading hose on an engine, Jeffers sat down on the tail board of the apparatus, stated that he wasn't feeling well, and asked to be taken home. A friend stopped by the next afternoon to see him and when there was no response at the door, the fire department was called. After gaining access to the home they discovered Assistant Chief Jeffers had passed away from a reported myocardial infarction.

Funeral Arrangements: 04/06/2009 at 1030hrs, the United Methodist Church on Main Street, Wellington, IL.

Memorial Fund Contact and Address: Memorials may be made to the Wellington-Greer Fire Department, the Wellington United Methodist Church or to the charity of the donor's choice.

Tribute is being paid to Assistant Chief John Jeffers at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/

To date, 27 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2009; 26 from incidents that occurred in 2009 and one from a previous year incident.  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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