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The United States Fire Administration (USFA) has received notice of the following firefighter fatalities:
Name: Thomas L. Risk
Rank: Captain/Pilot
Age: 66
Gender: Male
Status: Wildland Contract
Years of Service: Pending
Name: Michael Wayne Flynn
Rank: First Officer/Co-Pilot
Age: 59
Gender: Male
Status: Wildland Contract
Years of Service: Pending
Name: Brian Joseph Buss
Rank: Crew Chief
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Status: Wildland Contract
Years of Service: Pending
Date of Incident: 04/25/2009
Time of Incident: 1000hrs
Date of Death: 04/25/2009
Fire Department: Neptune Aviation Services, Inc.
Address: 1 Corporate Way, Missoula, MT 59808
Fire Chief: President Kristen Schloemer Nicolarsen
Incident Description: An air tanker (Neptune Tanker 42) under contract to the United States Forest Service was lost when it crashed in the Oquirrh Mountains, Utah. The crew of three was lost in the incident. The aircraft and crew were responding from Montana to battle a wildland fire in New Mexico at the time of the incident. The cause of the crash is being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration.
Incident Location: In the Oquirrh Mountains, East of Stockton, UT (12TUK9474).
Funeral Arrangements: Pending, updates will be posted @ www.neptuneaviation.com.
Memorial Fund Contact and Address: Cards and letters may be sent for the Risk Family, Flynn Family, and Buss Family, c/o Neptune Aviation Services, Inc., 2 Corporate Way Missoula, MT 59808. A “Brian Buss Memorial Fund” has been established for his two daughters at the First National Bank of Montana, 201 N. Higgins Ave., Missoula, MT 59802, Tele: (877) 362-6752.
Tribute is being paid to Captain Thomas L. Risk, First Officer Michael Wayne Flynn, and Crew Chief Brian Joseph Buss at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/
To date, 37 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2009; 36 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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