Incident Name:
Date: 8/25/1996
Personnel: John Gray
Age: 50
Agency/Organization: Bureau of Land Management, Reno, NV
Position: firefighter
Summary: On August 25th, 1996, Firefighter John Gray was repairing a water tender between wildfires when he died of a heart attack. After he collapsed, a fellow crew member began CPR and called an ambulance.
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Reports, Documentation, Lessons Learned
- USFA Memorial Database: John Gray
- Included in USFA’s annual report Firefighter Fatalities in the United States, 1996.
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