Fw: Notice of Firefighter Fatality - Mansfield, LA

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Joby Berkley

Notice of Firefighter Fatality - Mansfield, LA

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> The U.S. Fire Administration has received notice of the following

> firefighter fatality:

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> Name: Shane Brown

> Rank: Firefighter

> Age: 25

> Gender: Male

> Status: Career

> Years of Service: 8

> Date of Incident: 12/24/2003

> Time of Incident: 5:30 am

> Date of Death: 12/24/2003

> Fire Department Name: DeSoto Parish Fire District 8

> Fire Department Address: 13023 Highway 175, Mansfield, LA 71052

> Fire Department Phone:

> Fire Department Chief: Manning

> Cause of Death: Killed when his fire truck was hit by a train as he

> crossed the railroad tracks in front of a freight train.

> Funeral Arrangements: Funeral was held Saturday, December 27, 2003.

> Memorial Fund Contact and Address: c/o the Shane Brown Memorial Fund,

> 13023 Highway 175, Mansfield, LA 71052

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> Tribute is being paid to Firefighter Brown at:

> http://www.usfa.fema.gov/inside-usfa/ffmem/ffmem.shtm

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> Additional information on firefighter fatalities may be found on the USFA

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> http://www.usfa.fema.gov/inside-usfa/nfdc/nfdc-data5.shtm

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> To date, 108 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2003.

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