The United States Fire
Administration (USFA) has received notice of the following
firefighter fatality:Name: Ronald
Phillip Allen, Jr.
Rank: Lieutenant
Age: 36 (12/04/1969)
Gender: Male
Status: Volunteer
Years of Service: 18
Date of Incident: 9/22/2006
Time of Incident: 1030 hours
Date of Death: 9/22/2006
Fire Department: Tar Heel Fire Department
Address: 269 Tar Heel Ferry Road, PO Box 189, Tar Heel, NC 28392
Telephone: 910-862-4075
Fire Chief: Brad Stickland
Incident Description: Lieutenant Allen was
marking the locations of fire hydrants with spray paint on the
road surface. After stopping at the location of one hydrant,
setting vehicle hazard lights on, and exiting to the front of the
vehicle to make a mark, the brush-truck apparatus was hit from
behind by another vehicle and crashed forward on top of Lieutenant
Allen. Allen was pronounced at the scene of the incident.
Funeral Arrangements: Visitation was held
Sunday, 9/24/2006, at the Tar Heel Baptist Church. The funeral
service was conducted Monday, 9/25/2006, at 4:00 pm at the Tar
Heel Fire Department with Dr. Tom Willoughby and the Rev. Michael
Oliver officiating. Burial followed at the Tar Heel Baptist Church
Cemetery.
Memorial Fund Contact and Address: In lieu
of flowers, memorials may be made to the National Fallen
Firefighters Foundation, P.O. Drawer 498, Emmitsburg, MD 21727.
Tribute is being paid to Lieutenant Ronald
Phillip Allen, Jr. at
To date, 76 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA
in 2006.
The arrangements are as follows:
Visitation on Sunday, September 24 from 1900 to 2100
hours. Tar Heel Baptist Church, 521 Tar Heel Ferry Road.
Memorial Service on Monday, September 25 at 1600 hours. Tar Heel
Fire Department on Tar Heel Ferry Road.
Walking Processional of uniformed firefighters following the
Memorial Service from Tar Heel Fire Department to Tar Heel Baptist
Church (approximately .5 miles).
Grave side services follow processional at Tar Heel Baptist
Church.
Directions:
From Raleigh, take I-40 to I-95 to Highway 87 South. Take 87 South
to Tar Heel, turn right onto Tar Heel Ferry Road at traffic light.
Fire Department located on left.
From Wilmington, take Highway 74 to Highway 87 North. Take 87
North to Tar Heel, turn right onto Tar Heel Ferry Road at traffic
light. Fire Department located on left.
From Charlotte, take Highway 74 to I-95. Take I-95 North to
Highway 20 (St Pauls Exit). Take Highway 20 East to Highway 87,
turn right onto Highway 87. Proceed to traffic light, turn left
onto Tar Heel Ferry Road. Fire Department located on left.
Additional directions and information can be obtained from the
Bladen County Fire Marshal's Office at 910-862-6760 or
910-876-2174.
Above information courtesy Bladen County Fire Marshal's Office and
NCFFF.
