LODD- WEAR YOUR GLOVES!

[Guest alsfirefighter]

This is another reminder as to why it is critical to wear your gloves at all times during operations, training, maintenance and mop-up ops. It also serves as to why we should report even minor injuries to protect ourselves, ensuring we get proper coverage from our municipalities and districts. The initial summary is below, I switched the format so you can read that first. Personal data/memorial info follows.

Initial Summary: Firefighter Kistler suffered a cut injury to a finger while working vehicle extrication at a motor vehicle accident involving a fatality. Kistler, a number of days later, after being treated by medical personnel for pain in the arm and back, died in the hospital from complications related to an infection of the injury.

Kistler Sr., Gary Wayne

Age: 65

Cause of Death: Other

Rank: Firefighter

Nature of Death: Other

Classification: Career

Emergency Duty: Yes

Incident Date: 01/28/2006

Duty Type: After

Incident Time: 22:00

Activity Type: Extrication

Death Date: 02/05/2006

Fixed Prop. Use: Street/Road

Fire Dept. Info: Saucier Fire Department

20121 West Wortham Road

Saucier , Mississippi 39574

Chief: Marenda Weems

Memorial Fund Info: The family has requested that in lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Firefighter Gary Wayne Kistler, Sr. be made to the Saucier Fire Department. Donations which will be used for fire prevention educational materials for school children, a duty Gary was very active in performing. (20121 West Wortham Road, Saucier, MS 39574) Funeral Arrangements: Visitation with funeral services to follow, Saturday, 02/11/2006, 1000-1100hrs at the Saucier Fire Department station house, 23560 Old Till Road, Saucier, MS 39574