Lexington County engineer struck while at an accident
United States Fire Administration
The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Fire Engineer Paul Edwin Quattlebaum, 46, of the Lexington County Fire Service on October 4, 2019.
Fire Engineer Paul Quattlebaum was dispatched to a medical call. While headed to the call, he and his partner saw a vehicle accident in the 5200 block of Fairview Road and stopped to help. While checking on those involved, Quattlebaum was struck by a semi-truck. EMS treated Quattlebaum at the scene and then transported him to a nearby hospital where he passed away.
Tribute is being paid to Fire Engineer Quattlebaum at http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/
To date, 39 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2019. 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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