Age: | 48 |
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Cause of Death: | Unknown |
Rank: | Firefighter |
Nature of Death: | Unknown |
Classification: | Career |
Emergency Duty: | Yes |
Incident Date: | 2008-03-17 00:00:00.0 |
Duty Type: | On-Scene Fire |
Incident Time: | 12:30 |
Activity Type: | Salvage and Overhaul |
Death Date: | 2008-03-17 00:00:00.0 |
Fixed Prop. Use: | Residential |
Fire Dept. Info: |
Kansas City Fire Department 635 Woodland AVE., STE 2100 Kansas City , Missouri 64106 Chief: Richard Dyer |
Initial Summary: | Shortly after he and other members of the fire department had brought a fire in a vacant residential structure under control, Firefighter Crockett, for a cause still to be determined, collapsed while on a hose line working overhaul. Other firefighters began emergency medical procedures on Firefighter Crockett at the scene and an ambulance transported him to a nearby hospital. All attempts to revive Crockett, however, were unsuccessful. Press reports indicate that the Kansas City police are assisting the Fire Department in investigating the incident as a "fire of very suspicious circumstances." |
Memorial Fund Info: | Pending |