United States Fire Administration
16 December 2022
The United States Fire Administration has announced the death of Captain Robert “Big Rob” Lee Moore, 56, of the Kennett Fire Department on 4 December 2022.
On Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, Captain Robert “Big Rob” Lee Moore responded to the scene of a residential fire. On the morning of Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022, at approximately 6:30 a.m., while at home, he suffered an apparent heart attack and passed away.
Age: 56
Rank: Captain
Classification: Career
Incident date: December 3, 2022 8:15 a.m.
Date of death: December 4, 2022
Cause of death: Stress/Overexertion
Nature of death: Heart Attack
Activity type: Advance Hose Lines/Fire Attack (includes Wildland)
Emergency duty: Yes
Duty type: On-Scene Fire
Fixed property use: Residential
The number of on-duty deaths for 2022 currently is 90.
Go here to read the number of interior line of duty deaths for 2022.
Fatality status is provisional and may change as USFA contacts State Fire Marshals to verify fatality incident information.
For more information about on-duty deaths as recorded by the United States Fire Administration go to “Firefighter Fatalities in the United States.”
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