Firefighter’s privately owned vehicle went off the road while responding to a call
United States Fire Administration
The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Firefighter Johnny Ivison, Jr., 23, of the Easton Township Fire Department.
On Sunday, November 8, 2020, Firefighter Johnny Ivison, Jr., was responding to a call of a residential fire in Easton, Kansas, in his privately owned vehicle, a Chevrolet Silverado Truck, when the vehicle went off the road. Firefighter Ivison attempted to correct his path, but overcorrected causing the truck to roll over numerous times, ejecting him from the vehicle. He died from the injuries sustained in the crash.
Tribute is being paid to Firefighter Ivison, Jr. at http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/
To date, 74 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2020. Year-to-date and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online at https://www.usfa.fema.gov/data/statistics/ff_fatality_reports.html
Fatality status is provisional and may change as USFA contacts State Fire Marshals to verify fatality incident information.
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