The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Firefighter/Paramedic Rickie K. Halcomb, 56, of the City of Dayton Fire Department on March 21, 2014.
Firefighter/Paramedic Halcomb was assigned to Dayton Medic 11 and, on June 6, 2000, responded with other crews to I-75 Southbound at State Route 35 for an accident with a person trapped. After nasally intubating the patient and while assisting crews with patient removal from the wreckage, Halcomb was exposed to the Hepatitis-C virus from the blood at the scene. Firefighter Halcomb suffered the adverse effects of the disease process until he passed away on March 21, 2014.
Tribute is being paid to Firefighter/Paramedic Rickie K. Halcomb at http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/
To date, 45 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2014. Year-to-date and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online at http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/fatalityData/statistics
Fatality status is provisional and may change as USFA contacts State Fire Marshals to verify fatality incident information.
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