The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Firefighter Russell Hayes, 62, of the Eldorado Springs Volunteer Fire Department on October 4, 2018.
On Oct. 3, Firefighter Russell Hayes, while driving a department truck, was on his way to have a pump inspected for annual certification. Hayes lost control of the vehicle, veered to the right side of the road, then overcorrected as he tried to get back, causing it to travel off the left side of the road and overturn. Hayes was air lifted to the Mercy Hospital in Springfield, MO, where he later died from injuries sustained in the accident.
Tribute is being paid to Firefighter Hayes at http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/
To date, 70 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.
