Deaths 2002

Age	Status	Years	Date of Incident	Time	Date of Death
42	Volunteer	20	01/16/2002		01/16/2002
Collapsed and died from a cause still to be determined while connecting a five-inch supply line at a house fire.
48	Career	22	01/21/2002	1700	01/21/2002
Collapsed and died of a cardiac arrest while fighting a two-story condominium fire.
26	Volunteer	8	01/21/2002	2300	01/22/2002
Was injured and died later, when while responding in his private vehicle to a mutual aid call (house fire) the vehicle left the roadway and overturned several times.
48	Career	18	01/13/2002	0600	01/31/2002
Participated in a strenuous physical training activity and 3 calls during his shift. When the shift woke up the next morning he was found lifeless.
55	Volunteer	39	02/03/2002	1030	02/03/2002
Killed in a motor vehicle accident while enroute to an executive committee meeting.
39	Career	14	01/10/2002		02/08/2002
Died of complications from an aneurysm stemming from traumatic injuries sustained while working on the fireground of a multi-story apartment building fire.
42	Career		02/11/2002	1730	02/11/2002
Died from injuries sustained at the scene of an unoccupied apartment building fire, when a wall of the building collapsed on him and another fire fighter.
69	Volunteer	43+	02/10/2002	0920	02/10/2002
Arrived at fire station in response to a chimney fire alarm and while putting on his turnout gear collapsed and died from an apparent heart attack.
62	Volunteer	35	02/18/2002		02/18/2002
Collapsed at the scene of a house fire from apparent heart and died at the hospital.
39	Volunteer	1	02/13/2002	1830	02/13/2002
While working traffic control and other support duties at the scene of a water-main break, he collapsed and died from an apparent heart attack.
21	Volunteer	3	03/01/2002	1500	03/01/2002
Died from injuries received while working a house fire. Circumstances related to the fatality and to several other fire fighters injuries incurred at the scene to this incident.
48	Volunteer	2.5 years	03/04/2002	2152	03/04/2002
Was participating in a training exercise, while returning to the station as the sole occupant /operator of a tanker, he attempted to cross a railroad crossing and was struck on the passenger side by a train, he was ejected from the apparatus.
22	Career	6	03/04/2002	1222	03/06/2002
Died as a results of burns received at the scene of a structure fire, when advancing a line into the first floor of a house, the wooden floor gave way and he fell into the basement.
50	Volunteer	27	03/16/2002	1100	03/16/2002
Died from an apparent heart attack while returning to the station from a residential chimney fire.
46	Career	10	03/18/2002	1145	03/18/2002
Participating in fitness training when she collapsed and died from a cause still to be determined.
60	Volunteer	35	03/16/2002	0230	03/16/2002
While responding to an alarm in his personal vehicle, he suffered a heart attack while enroute. His car was found along side the road.
31	Volunteer	31	03/25/2002	2105	3/25/2002
Was killed and another fire fighter injured at a training drill when a private vehicle crossed through the road barriers and struck them while they were stowing equipment.
46	Career	20	03/16/2002	0146	03/26/2002
Received a gun shot wound to the head from a burn victim he an others were attempting to assist at the scene of a house explosion and fire.
71	Volunteer	37	03272002	2045	03282002
Experienced secondary chest pains and cardiac arrest during a training session.
56	Career	30	04102002	1135	04102002
While participating in a live fire training exercise, he collapsed of an apparent cardiac arrest.
39	Volunteer	1 Month	04/07/2002	0010	04/07/2002
Died from an apparent heart attack, while assisting at the scene of a gun wound transport.
28	Volunteer		04/13/2002		04/13/2002
He collapsed at the scene of a motor vehicle accident while laying flares to assist with traffic.
61	Career	35	04/11/2002	1030	04/11/2002
Struck and killed at the scene of a motor vehicle accident by a piece of fire apparatus arriving upon the scene.
56	Career	35	04/27/2002	0930	04/27/2002
Reported to fire department for work and was relieved of duty a short while later when he stated that he feeling ill. Soon after arriving back home he complained about chest pains and EMS was called, however before they arrived he had suffered a cardiac arrest and attempts to revive him were unsuccessful.
38	Career	12	05/03/2002	2130	05/03/2002
Died while trying to rescue a trapped fire fighter inside of a burning two story brick refrigeration company building.
38	Career	12	05/03/2002	2130	05/04/2002
Died while trying to rescue a trapped fire fighter inside of a burning two story brick refrigeration company building.
14	Volunteer	1	05/04/2002	1749	05/05/2002
Was responding on his bicycle to a fire incident when he was struck by a vehicle and died from injuries, including head trauma, a few hours later.
38	Volunteer	20	05/06/2002	0944	05/06/2002
Died at his home of a heart attack a short time after working a mobile trailer fire, as a fire fighter with the Lauren's County FD.
55	Career	10	11/23/1982		05/08/202
Succumbed to complications due to injuries received in the line of duty on November 23, 1982 when he fell from a piece of apparatus, while responding to an alarm and sustained a severe head injury.
27	Volunteer	9	05/14/2002	1700	05/14/2002
Responding to a call in his private vehicle when he suffered an apparent heart attack and was involved in a one car accident.
28	Career	-1Year	05/22/2002	0420	05/22/2002
Suffered a heart attack, while working an EMS incident.
45	Career	18	05/29/2002	0615	05/29/2002
Died in his sleep at the fire station after returning from an emergency call.
59	Career	5	05/31/2002	0900	05/31/2002
Collapsed and died for cardiac arrest while taking the annual Pack Teat for wild land fire fighting certification.
44	Career	6	05/27/2002	0500	06/07/2002
Just returned to the station from working an EMS call when he collapsed from a heart attack. Co-workers rendered medical aid and he was transported to the hospital where he passed away several days later.
18	Volunteer	2	06/13/2002	2130	09/13/2002
Died from traumatic injuries sustained after being involved in a motor vehicle crash while responding to a fire alarm. She was thrown from the vehicle and was later pronounced dead at the medical center.
37	Career	7	06/14/2002	1230	06/14/2002
Drowned while participating in water rescue training as a beginning diver enrolled in a six-week course.
42	Career		06/17/2002	1445	06/17/2002
Just after the crew had dropped it's load of fire retardant on a wild land blaze near Walker. CA the C-130 air tanker under contract to the U.S. Forest Service broke apart in flight and crashed.
36	Career		06/17/2002	1445	06/17/2002
Just after the crew had dropped it's load of fire retardant on a wild land blaze near Walker. CA the C-130 air tanker under contract to the U.S. Forest Service broke apart in flight and crashed.
59	Career		06/17/2002	1445	06/17/2002
Just after the crew had dropped it's load of fire retardant on a wild land blaze near Walker. CA the C-130 air tanker under contract to the U.S. Forest Service broke apart in flight and crashed.
28	Career	5	06/21/2002	1715	06/21/2002
Died due to a vehicle accident the vehicle left the roadway and rolled over several times while on Interstate 70 in Colorado. The crew was in transit on what was to be a 30-hour nonstop drive from Oregon to Colorado to join in the fight of the Hayman Fire.
20	Career		06/21/2002	7151	06/21/2002
Died due to a vehicle accident the vehicle left the roadway and rolled over several times while on Interstate 70 in Colorado. The crew was in transit on what was to be a 30-hour nonstop drive from Oregon to Colorado to join in the fight of the Hayman Fire.
20	Career		06/21/2002	1715	06/21/2002
Died due to a vehicle accident the vehicle left the roadway and rolled over several times while on Interstate 70 in Colorado. The crew was in transit on what was to be a 30-hour nonstop drive from Oregon to Colorado to join in the fight of the Hayman Fire.
19	Career		06/21/2002	1715	06/21/2002
Died due to a vehicle accident the vehicle left the roadway and rolled over several times while on Interstate 70 in Colorado. The crew was in transit on what was to be a 30-hour nonstop drive from Oregon to Colorado to join in the fight of the Hayman Fire.
18	Career		06/21/2002	1715	06/21/2002
Died due to a vehicle accident the vehicle left the roadway and rolled over several times while on Interstate 70 in Colorado. The crew was in transit on what was to be a 30-hour nonstop drive from Oregon to Colorado to join in the fight of the Hayman Fire.
32	Volunteer	4	06/30/2002	1813	06/30/2002
Died while driving to the South Killing firehouse to get his gear when he lost control of his privately owned vehicle and broadside a telephone pole.
29	Volunteer	4	07/01/2002	0714	07/01/2002
Was fatally injured while working a vehicle fire with his wife, who was also a member of the department. An inattentive driver, who left the scene was later arrested, triggered the chain-reaction accident by striking from behind several emergency and private vehicles on the right shoulder of the Interstate, killing one and injuring 2.
51	Career		07/02/2002	1745	07/02/2002
Died from injuries received when a green tree fell and struck him while he was in the process of cutting hazard trees.
30	Career		07/04/2002	0130	07/04/2002
Trapped in collapse at residential structure fire.
31	Volunteer		07/04/2002	0130	07/04/2002
Trapped in collapse at residential structure fire.
40	Volunteer		07/04/2002	0130	07/04/2002
Trapped in collapse at residential structure fire.
24	Career	8	07/03/2002	0800	07/03/2002
Completing a jog with twelve other fire fighters and performing calisthenics and was on a return jog to the training facility, when he collapsed and soon thereafter soon died.
44	Volunteer		07/04/2002	2230	07/05/2002
Was working with Anamoose Fire Department at the Drake Centennial Fireworks show when he was struck by an errant fireworks shell and died the following day from the injuries he sustained.
19	Career		07/28/2002	0130	07/28/2002
A wild land fire crew of 5 was monitoring a 500-acre backfire near Happy Camp, Californian, when their crew-cab pickup equipped with a 500-gallon water tank left the roadway and rolled 800 feet down a steep slope. Three fire fighters were killed and two others injured in the incident.
52	Career		07/30/2002	1845	07/30/2002
A helicopter being used to drop water on hotspots of a recently controlled 4,400 acre fire near Rocky Mountain National Park crashed killing the pilot.
32	Career	9	07/30/2002	1000	07/30/2002
Killed during a live-fire training exercise. Details of the incident are pending a full investigation.
20	Career	1 month	07/30/2002	1000	07/30/2002
Killed during a live-fire training exercise. Details of the incident are pending a full investigation.
48	Volunteer		08/01/2002		08/08/2002
Fell off the back of a fire fighting vehicle into the fire.
48	Volunteer	23	08/12/2002	1530	08/12/2002
Collapsed and died from a cause still to be determined while working on the fire ground of a residential structure fire.
28	Volunteer		08/12/2002	1630	08/12/2002
Was operating at a brush fire, riding in a cage on the front bumper of brush truck to fight the flames. Another vehicle traveling in low visibility conditions due to smoke from the fire struck the brush truck causing him to fall out of the cage and under the wheels of the apparatus, killing him instantly.
56	Volunteer		08/17/2002	02:58	08/17/2002
Encountered n attic fire, entered the building for size up, then exited the building and assumed command of the incident. While performing command activities, he collapsed at the scene of an apparent heart attack.
76	Volunteer	45	08/30/2002	2015	08/30/2002
Was assisting with traffic and the set up of a medevac landing zone at the scene of a major traffic accident when he collapsed and died from an apparent heart attack.
19	Volunteer		09/05/2002	1500	09/05/2002
Killed while operating a tanker truck in response to a brush fire when the apparatus left the roadway and crashed.
33	Volunteer	<1	09/03/2002	1230	09/04/2002
Died of heart failure after returning from a call.
44	Volunteer	17	09/10/2002	0835	09/10/2002
Was overcome by toxic fumes (later to found to be hydrogen sulfide) while trying to rescue a worker at a feed mill who had fallen face down into a soybean molasses vat.
53	Career	27	09/14/2002	2230	09/14/2002
While operating at a structure fire he became trapped when a structural collapse of the roof occurred.
32	Career	5	09/23/2002	1107	09/23/2002
Was involved in a routine duties, enroute between stations when the vehicle ran off the the right side of the road. As the vehicle steered back onto the road it overturned, pinning the victim in the cab. the accident resulted in severe trauma to the head and the victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
50	Career	24	09/30/2002	0200	09/30/2002
Was fighting a fire in a garage and auto body shop when there was a large explosion causing debris and a facade to collapse forward on several fire fighters, a large cement block fell on the fire fighter.
55	Volunteer	25	10/01/2002	2029	10/01/2002
Died while enroute to a structure fire from an apparent heart attack.
49	Career	26	10/09/2002	0830	10/11/2002
Died in the hospital from a heart attack he had suffered two days earlier while working an apartment building fire.
51	Career		09/19/2002		10/24/2002
While working as incident commander at a major structure fire under heavy smoke conditions, he suffered inhalation of toxic and noxious gases and fumes. His condition worsened and he died of acute respiratory distress syndrome.
36	Volunteer	22	11/01/2002	0010	11/01/2002
He became trapped under debris from a collapsed wall at a residential structure fire.
76	Volunteer		10/20/2002		10/24/2002
He responded to an emergency medical call and soon after arrival on scene complained that he was not feeling well. He was given aid by an ALS unit and transported to the hospital where he was treated for an aneurysm and died several days later.
39	Volunteer	15	11/04/2002	0231	11/04/2002
Died while fighting a structure fire in the community of Lakewood, under investigation.
38	Career	10	11/12/2002		11/12/2002
On duty at the fire station when he suddenly became ill. He was transported to he hospital where he was pronounced dead from causes still to be determined.
71	Volunteer		11/10/2002		11/10/2002
Died from an apparent heart attack while performing debris removal and clean up after a tornado.
50	Volunteer	30	11/18/2002	1630	11/18/2002
Died of an apparent heart attack shortly after returning to the fire station from an ambulance call.
33	Volunteer	13	11/25/2002	1500	11/25/2002
Died as a result of an explosion and subsequent collapse while working a fire at an auto body shop in downtown Coos Bay.
30	Volunteer	8	11/25/2002	1500	11/25/2002
Died as a result of an explosion and subsequent collapse while working a fire at an auto body shop in downtown Coos Bay.
46	Career	20	11/25/2002	1500	11/25/2002
Died as a result of an explosion and subsequent collapse while working a fire at an auto body shop in downtown Coos Bay.
51	Career	30	12/05/2002	2010	12/05/2002
Official cause is pending ruling of Medical Examiner Preliminary cause was heart attack.
31	Career	12	12/04/2002	1845	12/04/2002
Died while participating in a training incident related to extinguishing aircraft type fires, when he was struck and killed by a fire apparatus.
55	Volunteer	33	12/07/2002	0750	12/12/2002
Collapsed while operating the water pumps at a fire that destroyed and automotive garage and residence. Death has been attributed to a heart attack.
43	Volunteer	10	12/05/2002	2130	12/05/2002
Died of cardiac arrest, while operating a pumper to fight a house fire.
23	Volunteer	2	12/12/2002	1435	12/12/2002
Died of injuries sustained as the result of a traffic accident while responding to a fire call in his personal vehicle.
29	Volunteer	<1	12/13/2002		12/13/2002
Died of an apparent heart attack, while attending training.