The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Firefighter Trainee Charles C. Adams, Jr, 47, of the Spring Arbor Township Fire Department on January 2, 2016.
Firefighter Trainee Adams was participating in search and rescue training at the local fire academy. He became ill and momentarily lost consciousness. Displaying heart attack-like symptoms, he was transported by ambulance to the hospital. Firefighter Trainee Adams passed away at the hospital later that evening from a cause yet to be determined.
Tribute is being paid to Firefighter Trainee Charles C. Adams, Jr. at http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/
To date, one firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2016. 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
