United States Fire Administration
26 November 2024
The United States Fire Administration has announced the death of Firefighter Johnny Alvin Goines, 69, of the Verona Volunteer Fire Department on 23 November 2024.
On Friday, November 22, 2024, Firefighter Johnny Alvin Goines responded to an emergency call made at 10:46 p.m. reporting a motor vehicle accident. A second emergency call was made at 11:05 p.m. reporting a vehicle in a ditch. Verona Volunteer Fire Department and Onslow County Emergency Medical Services responded to the second call and found Firefighter Goines unresponsive inside of his vehicle. He was returning home from the first call when he was found. Firefighter Goines was immediately transported to the hospital where he was pronounced deceased in the early morning hours of Saturday, November 23, 2024. The cause of his death has yet to be determined.
Age: 69
Rank: Firefighter
Classification: Volunteer
Incident date: Nov. 22, 2024 10:46 PM
Date of death: Nov. 23, 2024
Cause of fatal injury: Unknown
Nature of fatal injury: Unknown
Activity type: Driving/Riding Personal Vehicle
Emergency duty: Yes
Duty type: On-Scene Non-Fire
Fixed property use: Street/Road
The number of on-duty deaths for 2024 currently is 55.
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.”
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