At Large Directors :
Chief Ronald Blackwell
Chief Brett Bowman
Chief Scott Goodwin
Chief Danny Kistner
Chief Gary Morris, Ret.
Chief Keith Padgett
Chief John Sullivan
Chief Randall Talifarro
Organizational Liaisons :
Fire Police Officer Steve Austin
(CVVFA Emergency Responder Safety Institute)
Chief Frank Montone (DoD)
Chief Jeff Cash (NVFC)
Battalion Chief Mike Gurley(FDSOA)
Mr. Rich Duffy (IAFF)
Mr. Tim Merinar (NIOSH)
Chief Christopher Naum, Ret., SFPE (ISFSI)
Mr. Victor Stagnaro (NFFF)
Mr. Bill Troup (USFA)
Staff Liaison :
Victoria Lee
Program Manager
International Association of Fire Chiefs
4025 Fair Ridge Drive, #300
Fairfax, VA 22033
Tel: 571-221-2813
Fax: 541-306-3775
Email: vlee@iafc.org
UPDATE: FF LODD - NO SEATBELT
Thursday, July 15, 2010
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As you know, yesterday afternoon a Firefighter from the Trout Run Fire Company (in PA) was killed in the Line of Duty. Firefighter Richard Springman, 20, was responding in his personal vehicle to a very serious 2 car crash on Route 15, when he crashed. Firefighter Springman was ejected from his vehicle and died in the Line of Duty from injuries sustained in the accident.
Details are that he hit a guardrail and after hitting it, FF Springman over steered, causing his truck to travel sideways across both southbound lanes and up onto another guardrail. After sliding on the guardrail, the truck rolled over before landing upright in the middle of the southbound lanes, about 300 yards north of the crash he was responding to. FF Springman, who was not wearing a seat belt, was ejected from the truck, landing about 15 feet from his vehicle.
Hepburn Township and Trout Run Firefighters were dispatched to the 2nd scene. However, within minutes after the second crash, all Trout Run Firefighters were taken off the assignment and directed to go to their firehouse on Route 14. Other EMS and fire companies were called to assist at the scenes. Our sincere condolences to all affected by the loss of FF Springman
