The US Fire Administration has announced the official line of duty death of Firefighter Robert Hall, 57, of the Lynchburg Area Joint Fire & Ambulance District on September 27, 2010.
Upon completion of a firehouse meeting and as he was preparing to perform apparatus checks, Firefighter Hall became ill. While being transported to the hospital by Advance Life Support personnel, Firefighter Hall went into cardiac arrest. Despite all resuscitative efforts, however, Firefighter Hall passed away from complications as a result of the cardiac arrest.
To date, 64 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2010; 62 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.....