Incident Name:
Date: 8/6/2003
Personnel: Jeffrey Alan Koval
Age: 41
Agency/Organization: Inkom Fire Department
Position: firefighter
Summary: Firefighter Jeffrey Koval had been working a wildland fire in southeastern ID with members of his department. He was detailed to go back into town and retrieve some supplies. As he drove his city pickup back to the fire scene, he was involved in a single-vehicle crash. His car left the interstate highway; he crashed through a fence and then over an embankment. Firefighter Koval had to be extricated from the vehicle. He was transported to the hospital and pronounced dead. Firefighter Koval was wearing his seatbelt.
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fire in SE Idaho near Inkom ID; Inkom Fire Department
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Reports, Documentation, Lessons Learned
- USFA Memorial Database: Jeffrey Alan Koval
- US Social Security Death Index: Jeffery A Koval
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