U.S. Fire Administration Firefighter Fatality Notification - Hamilton, OH

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From: "U.S. Fire Administration" <usfa@service.govdelivery.com>
Date: Dec 28, 2015 3:43 PM
Subject: U.S. Fire Administration Firefighter Fatality Notification - Hamilton, OH
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Please reply to this message if you are experiencing technical difficulty. For all other inquiries, please Contact USFA. You are subscribed to the U.S. Fire Administration's (USFA) Firefighter Fatality Notices e-mail list. A notice(s) has recently been added and is now available. USA Firefighter Fatality Notification The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) has received notice of the following firefighter fatality:  Name: Patrick R. Wolterman  Rank: Firefighter Age: 28 Gender: Male Status: Career Years of Service: 7 Date of Incident: 12/28/2015 Time of Incident: 0112hrs Date of Death: 12/28/2015     Fire Department: Hamilton Fire Department Address: 77 Pershing AVE, Hamilton, OH 45011-3022 Fire Department Chief: Steve Dawson Incident Description: Firefighter Wolterman died from injuries sustained when he became trapped in a residential structure fire. According to initial reports from the media and fire department, firefighters responded to the fire at 0112hrs and upon arrival observed heavy smoke coming from the home. Firefighters had been advised that the house may be occupied with two elderly residents and at 0117hrs entered the home to search for any residents and began an interior attack on the fire. At approximately 0120hrs firefighter Wolterman fell from the first floor into the basement and firefighters transmitted a "Mayday" alert calling for help.  Firefighters quickly located and rescued Firefighter Wolterman and performed life saving measures while en route to Fort Hamilton Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. The fatal fire incident remains under investigation by local and state authorities. Incident Location: 1310 Pater Avenue, Hamilton, OH   Tribute is being paid to Firefighter Patrick R. Wolterman at http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/     To date, 86 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2015.  Year-to-date and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online at http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/fatalityData/statistics                          The U.S. Fire Administration recommends everyone should have a comprehensive home fire protection plan that includes smoke alarms, fire sprinklers, and practicing a fire escape plan.   Follow our updates on Twitter and Facebook Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your email address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. This service is provided to you at no charge by the U.S. Fire Administration. Privacy Policy | GovDelivery is providing this information on behalf of U.S. Department of Homeland Security and may not use the information for any other purposes. This email was sent to guyperea1@gmail.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: U.S. Fire Administration · U.S. Department of Homeland Security · Emmitsburg, MD 21727 · (301) 447-1000