USFA: Ohio Line Of Duty Death

The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official line of duty death of Fire Chief Gregory S. Baker, 52, of the Lewisville Volunteer Fire Department on November 20, 2011.

Fire Chief Baker responded to a structure fire and while working at a tanker fill site became ill. According to initial reports, Chief Baker was treated by fellow responders who placed him on a heart monitor and called for a medical helicopter. Chief Baker was flown to a Wheeling West Virginia hospital where he passed away several hours later from an apparent heart attack.

Funeral Arrangements:
Friends will be received at the Skyvue Elementary School, 33329 Hartshorn Ridge Road, Graysville, Ohio from 2-8 p.m. Friday (11/25) where funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday with Rev. Richard Wilson officiating. Burial will follow in the Friendship Cemetery, Lewisville, Ohio.

Memorial Fund Contact and Address:
Memorial contributions may be made to the Lewisville Volunteer Fire Department c/o Troy Christman 47707 State Route 145, Lewisville, Ohio 43754.
Tribute is being paid to Fire Chief Gregory S. Baker at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/
 
To date, 80 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2011; 74 from incidents that occurred in 2011 and six from previous years’ incidents. Year-to-date monthly and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/statistics/ff_stats.shtm