U.S. Fire Administration

The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official line of duty death of Lieutenant David Curlin, 40, of the Pine Bluf Fire Department on May 22, 2010.

Lieutenant Curlin suffered numerous serious injuries from a wall and support beam collapse while operating at the scene of an office supply store fire in early January 2010. After a number of surgeries and ongoing hospital care, Lieutenant Curlin succumbed to his injuries.

Funeral Arrangements:
Viewing will be 05/27/2010 from 1600-2000hrs at Ralph Robinson and Son Funeral Directors, 807 S. Cherry ST, Pine Bluff, AR 71601. Funeral services will be 05/28/2010 at 1100hrs, Pine Bluff Convention Center, 500 E. 8TH AVE,
Pine Bluff, AR 71601.

Memorial Fund Contact and Address:
Lieutenant Curlin’s family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorial donations be given to the Arkansas Fallen Firefighters Memorial Inc., PO Box 56470, Little Rock, AR 72215.

Tribute is being paid to Lieutenant David Curlin at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/

To date, 31 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2010; 29 from incidents that occurred in 2010 and 2 from previous year incidents. Year-to-date monthly and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/statistics/ff_stats....

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