The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Firefighter Christopher Michael Blakenship, 41, of the Madison County Fire Department on May 3, 2015.
While working at the scene of a motor vehicle accident with fire, Firefighter Blankenship was seriously injured when a tree at the scene fell on top of him. Firefighters quickly removed the tree from Blankenship and rendered medical aid. Blankenship was then transported to the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Tribute is being paid to Firefighter Christopher Michael Blankenship at http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/
To date, 30 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2015. 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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