The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Firefighter Jeffery Scott Buck, 18, of the Lawrence Township Volunteer Fire Company No.1 – Clearfield County Station No.5, on March 9, 2015.
Firefighter Buck was critically injured on March 3, 2015, while fighting a residential structure fire when the front porch of the home collapsed on him. Buck was rescued and transported to UPMC Altoona where he succumbed to a head injury March 9, 2015.
Tribute is being paid to Jeffery Scott Buck at http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/
To date, 15 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.
