[Msfdanews] Fire Fighter LODDs

[Woody Walters]

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The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) has received notice of the
following
firefighter fatalities:

Name:  James C. Webb
Rank:  Assistant Chief
Age:  41
Gender:  Male
Classification:  Volunteer
Years of Service:  8
Date of Incident:  11/05/2005
Time of Incident:  11:30 hours
Date of Death:  11/05/2005

Fire Department:  Bynum Volunteer Fire Department
Address:  13510 Eureka Road, 345 Ragon Road, Courtland, Mississippi 
38620
Department Phone:  662-563-6245
Department Email:  deputydirdcole at bellsouth.net 
Department Chief:  Tony Ragon

Incident Description:  Assistant Chief Webb was responding to a
structure
fire, when the tanker he was driving left the road and overturned.

Memorial Fund Information:  Donations to the family can be sent to:
Panola
County Firefighters Relief Fund, C/o Asst. Chief James (Jimmy) C. Webb,
Jr.
P.O. Box 86 Batesville, Mississippi  38606.


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Name:  Timmy Shane Hardy
Rank:  Engineer
Age:  32
Gender:  Male
Status:  Career
Years of Service:  11
Date of Incident:  11/07/2005
Time of Incident:  1249 hours
Date of Death:  11/07/2005

Fire Department:  Neosho Fire 
Department Address:  125 North College Street, Neosho, Missouri  64850
Department Phone:  417-451-8021
Department Chief:  Greg Hickman

Incident Description:  The Neosho Fire Department was called to
Ragland
Mills in response to a fire in one of the wheat hull bins.  During
fire
suppression, Engineer Hardy was fatally injured, while accessing one of
the
grain bins.  Details of the accident are under investigation at this
time.

Funeral Arrangements:  Visitation will be held at the Clark Funeral
Home,
312 South Wood, Neosho, Missouri, Wednesday, November 9, 2005, from
6:00 -
8:00 pm.  The funeral will be held on Thursday, November 10, 2005, at
10:00
a.m. at the Calvary Baptist Church, 2650 Oak Ridge Extension, Neosho,
Missouri.

Memorial Fund Contact and Address:  Tim Hardy Children's Education
Fund, C/o
Clark Funeral Home, 312 South Wood, Neosho, Missouri  64850.


Tribute is being paid to Assistant Chief James Webb and Engineer Timmy
Hardy
at http://www.usfa.fema.gov/fatalities/ 

To date, 88 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2005.

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Mn State Colleges and Universities
Woody Walters, Fire Service Specialist
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