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Name: Stanley L. Giles
Rank: Fire Chief
Age: 69
Gender: Male
Status: Volunteer
Years of Service: 15
Date of Incident: 02/10/2010
Time of Incident: 1545hrs
Date of Death: 02/10/2010
Fire Department: Linn Valley Lakes Fire Department
Address: 1794 Lakeview Lane, Linn Valley, KS 66040
Fire Department Chief: Todd Stone
Incident Description: Fire Chief Giles passed away from injuries sustained when he was pinned between a fire apparatus backing into the station after returning from a fire call and another fire department vehicle.
Incident Location: 1794 Lakeview Lane, Linn Valley, KS 66040
Funeral Arrangements: 02/26/2010 – Private family service at Ft. Leavenworth, KS.
Memorial Fund Contact and Address: In lieu of flowers, donations in honor of Fire Chief Stanley L. Giles may be made to the Linn Valley Lakes Fire Department Auxiliary, c/o Linn Valley Lakes Fire Department, 1794 Lakeview Lane, Linn Valley, KS 66040.
Tribute is being paid to Fire Chief Stanley L. Giles at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/
To date, 9 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2010; 8 from incidents that occurred in 2010 and 1 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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