Name: Leroy Kemp
Rank: Firefighter/Past Chief
Age: 85
Gender: Male
Status: Volunteer
Years of Service: 60
Date of Incident: 01/13/2010
Time of Incident: 0600
Date of Death: 01/13/2010
Fire Department: Tioga Center Fire Department
Address: 60 Fifth AVE, Tioga Center, NY 13845
Fire Department Chief: Milton Kemp (son of deceased)
Fire Department POC: Milton Kemp
Incident Description: Firefighter Leroy Kemp was responding to a mutual aid call when he was involved in a multiple vehicle crash. He was killed upon impact.
Incident Location: Pending
Funeral Arrangements: Pending
Memorial Fund Contact and Address: Donations to Tioga Center Fire Department in honor of Firefighter Kemp to Tioga Center Fire Department, 60 Fifth Avenue, Tioga Center, New York 13845, (607) 687-4102.
Tribute is being paid to Firefighter Kemp at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/
To date, two firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2010; one from an incident that occurred in 2010 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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