United States Fire Administration
5 September 2024
The United States Fire Administration has announced the death of Battalion Chief Christopher Eddy, 35, of Greene County Fire Rescue on 4 September 2024.
On Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, Battalion Chief Christopher Eddy responded to a tractor trailer fire on Georgia Route 15. When he opened the truck door, an explosion occurred killing him instantly. Investigation into the incident is ongoing.
Age: 35
Rank: Battalion Chief
Classification: Career
Incident date: Sep. 4, 2024 9:30 AM
Date of death: Sep. 4, 2024
Cause of fatal injury: Other
Nature of fatal injury: Trauma
Activity type: Other
Emergency duty: Yes
Duty type: On-Scene Fire
Fixed property use: Street/Road
The number of on-duty deaths for 2024 currently is 40.
Go here to read the number of interior line of duty deaths for 2024.
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.”
Photograph courtesy of Greene County Board of Commissioners/Facebook.
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