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U.S. Fire Administration Firefighter Fatality Notification - Kingston, RI

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

Name: Allen LePage

Rank: Assistant Fire Chief

Age: 67

Gender: Male

Status: Volunteer

Years of Service: 42

Date of Incident: 06/29/2009

Time of Incident: 1430hrs

Date of Death: 06/30/2009

Fire Department: Kingston Fire District

Address: PO Box 284, 35 Bills RD, Kingston, RI 02881-0284

Fire Department Chief: Nathan Barrington

Incident Description: Assistant Fire Chief LePage passed away from a head injury he suffered while working on a ladder truck. Investigators have not released details of the accident.

Incident Location: 35 Bills RD, Kingston, RI 02881

Funeral Arrangements: Pending

Memorial Fund Contact and Address: Pending

Tribute is being paid to Assistant Fire Chief Allen LePage at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/

To date, 53 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2009; 52 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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