Incident Name:
Date: 4/7/94
Personnel: Ronald V Carlson
Age: 55
Agency/Organization: Blue Creek Rural Fire Protection District/ Lewellen VFD
Position: firefighter
Summary: On April 7, 1994, Firefighter Carlson was driving fire apparatus to a brush fire when the vehicle rolled over, killing him and seriously injuring two other firefighters.
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Lewellen, Nebraska, 69147
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Reports, Documentation, Lessons Learned
- USFA Memorial Database: Ronald V Carlson and on the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial under Nebraska
- Ron’s name, death date and brief bio are included in the USFA Firefighter Fatality Retrospective Study, published April 2002 (2,888 K pdf)
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