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Two Firefighters killed in live-fire training

This is a message from the Federal Emergency Management Agency/U.S. Fire Administration.

The U.S. Fire Administration has received notice of the following
firefighter fatalities:

Name: John Mickel
Rank: Lieutenant
Age: 32
Status: Career
Years of Service: 9
Date of Incident: 07/30/2002
Time of Incident: 1000hrs
Date of Death: 07/30/2002
Fire Department: Osceola County Fire-Rescue
Fire Department Address: 320 N Beaumont Ave, Kissimmee, FL 34741
Fire Department Phone: [phone]
IAFF 3284 Website: http://www.osceolalocal3284.org/index2.htm
Fire Department Chief: Don Adams
Cause of Death: Lt. Mickel and Firefighter Begg were killed during a
live-fire training exercise. Details of the incident are pending a full
investigation.
Funeral: 08/03/2002 @ 1000hrs, Holy Redeemer, 1603 N. Thacker Ave.
Kissimmee, FL 34741, Tele: 407-847-2500
Memorial Fund: Mickel/Begg Memorial Fund, C/O First National Bank, 920 N.
John Young Parkway, Kissimmee, FL 34741-6602

Name: Dallas Begg
Rank: Firefighter
Age: 20
Status: Career
Years of Service: < 1 month
Date of Incident: 07/30/2002
Time of Incident: 1000hrs
Date of Death: 07/30/2002
Fire Department: Osceola County Fire-Rescue
Fire Department Address: 320 N Beaumont Ave, Kissimmee, FL 34741
Fire Department Phone: [phone]
IAFF 3284 Website: http://www.osceolalocal3284.org/index2.htm
Fire Department Chief: Don Adams
Cause of Death: Firefighter Begg and Lt. Mickel were killed during a
live-fire training exercise. Details of the incident are pending a full
investigation.
Funeral: 08/05/2002
Memorial Fund: Mickel/Begg Memorial Fund, C/O First National Bank, 920 N.
John Young Parkway, Kissimmee, FL 34741-6602

Tribute is being paid to Lieutenant Mickel and Firefighter Begg at:

http://www.usfa.fema.gov/dhtml/inside-usfa/ffmem.cfm

Additional information on firefighter fatalities may be found on the USFA
web site at:

http://www.usfa.fema.gov/dhtml/inside-usfa/nfdc-data5.cfm

To date, 66 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2002.



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