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Notice of Firefighter Fatality: Toomsuba, MS

Larry Gressett, Sr. of the Toomsuba Volunteer Fire Department in Toomsuba, MS has died as the result of an on-duty incident that occurred on 2011-02-17

Initial Summary:  
Firefighter Gressett responded to a scene of an accident at a local lake. A man had been in a boat with his grandson when he fell into the water. On arrival, a couple of the firefighters, including Firefighter Gressett, went into the water to rescue the man. Firefighter Gressett's body cramped up and he drowned.

Notice of Firefighter Fatality: Garden City Park, NY

Thomas V. Regan of the Garden City Park Fire Department in Garden City Park, NY has died as the result of an on-duty incident that occurred on 2011-01-26

Initial Summary:  
Firefighter Regan passed away from an injury he suffered from a fall while responding to a carbon-monoxide alarm during an ice storm in late January

Notice of Firefighter Fatality: Frankfort, KY

Donald R. Lam of the Kentucky Division of Forestry in Frankfort, KY has died as the result of an on-duty incident that occurred on 2010-09-07

Initial Summary:  
Firefighter Lam passed away from injuries sustained while engaged in fire suppression activities for the Scotts Chapel Road Fire, a 12-acre wildfire that occurred in Livingston County, Kentucky, in September, 2010. Firefighter Lam was clearing a fire break for containment at the base of a bluff when a burning snag broke loose on top and rolled downhill over a small bluff and struck Lam from behind. Firefighter Lam was knocked out and sustained a serious head injury that left him unconscious, a fractured hip, bruises, and 2nd degree leg burns on his calves. Incident Location: Scotts Chapel Road, Livingston County, KY (USNG: USNG: 16S CG 79 13)