USFA: Oklahoma Captain Drowns During Rescue

The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Captain Jason Farley, 46, of the Claremore Fire Department on May 24, 2015.

At 2230hrs on 05/23/2015, the Claremore Fire Department was called to rescue about 10 people caught inside of several residential units due to rising flood waters. While assisting with the water rescue, Captain Farley was swept into a flooded storm drain where he got trapped and drowned. Captain Farley’s body was recovered approximately two hours after the water rescue began. Another firefighter who was also swept into the storm drain suffered non-fatal injuries. All of the residents were rescued without injury.

Tribute is being paid to Captain Jason Farley at http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/
 
To date, 36 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.