The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Deputy Fire Chief Russell Achord, 48, of the West Feliciana Parish Fire Protection District No.1 on January 17, 2018
FirefighterNation: Louisiana Firefighter Struck, Killed at Accident Scene
While at the scene of a motor vehicle collision involving a tractor-trailer that had run off the side of a highway due to icy conditions, the driver of a second vehicle, a pickup truck pulling a trailer, lost control and crashed into scene. Several people were struck and injured, including Deputy Fire Chief Russell Achord, who was pinned under a vehicle. Fellow responders rushed to extract Chief Achord and provided medical aid measures while he was transported to the West Feliciana Hospital where he died from his injuries.
Tribute is being paid to Deputy Chief Achord at http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/
To date, three firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2018. 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.
