Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 165407.015 - Fire fighter dies after fire

Accident Summary Nr: 165407.015 -- Report ID: 0453720 -- Event Date: 03/26/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1737495.015	03/27/2024	9224	922160	156288 - City Of Lexington - Fire Department

Abstract: At 12:00 a.m. on March 26, 2024, firefighters were inside a house conducting firefighting operations on an actively burning structure fire. Firefighter A informed Firefighter B that he was going to pull more hose. Firefighter B lost visual, radio, and verbal contact with Firefighter A while inside the structure operating the nozzle. The employee representative called for an evacuation of the structure. Firefighters became aware that Firefighter A had not exited the structure, and a RIT located and extracted Firefighter A from the structure. Firefighter A was briefly treated by EMS personnel before being airlifted to Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, where he died on March 29.

Keywords: Fire, Fire Brigade/Department, Fire Fighter

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1737495.015	53	M	Fatality		Occupation not reported

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