LODD Upland, IN - Sidney Hall Memorial

[whitesox4life]

Rest in peace Upland 16

You will be greatly missed by all of your Grant Co. fire brothers.

[djgilbert32]

Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 12:05 PM
To: Firefighter Fatalities
Subject: Notice of Firefighter Fatality - Upland, IN

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The United States Fire Administration (USFA) has received notice of the
following firefighter fatality:

Name: Sidney Hall
Rank: Firefighter
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Status: Volunteer
Years of Service: 15
Date of Incident: 01/03/2007
Time of Incident: 1521 hours
Date of Death: 01/05/2007

Fire Department: Upland Volunteer Fire Department
Address: 127 N. Main, PO Box 83, Upland, IN 46989-0083
Telephone: 765-998-7693
Fire Department Chief: Brian Holtzleiter

Incident Description: Firefighter Hall was the first firefighter of a
fire suppression crew through the door at a residential structure fire.
He had gone approximately four feet into the structure when he fell
through the floor into a well-involved basement. Hall was rescued by
several fellow firefighters and transported to the hospital where he
remained until he succumbed to his injuries on 01/05/2007.

Funeral Arrangements: A viewing will be held on 01/12/2007 between
1400-2000 hours in Rediger Chapel at Taylor University, 236 W. Reade
Ave., Upland, IN 46989-0083. A funeral will be held 01/13/2007 at 1000
hours in Odle Gymnasium on the campus of Taylor University, Upland, IN.

Memorial Fund Contact and Address: Memorials may be made to the Sidney
Hall Memorial, Scholarship Fund, c/o Upland Volunteer Fire Department,
PO Box 83, Upland, IN 46989-0083.


Tribute is being paid to Firefighter Sidney Hall at
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fatalities/

[asnyder]

The firefighter was from Upland, Indiana not New Hampshire.

[shawnmcdonald]

My condolences to the Hall family and the Upland Fire Department of New Hampshire. FireFighter Sidney Hall, a 15 year volunteer with the Upland Volunteer Fire Department, died Friday January 5, 2007. Two days earlier, Sidney had responded to a structure fire at the home of a Marion Firefighter. After taking a few steps in the front door, Sidney fell into the basement through a hole that the fire had burned. He was rescued by his fellow firefighters and airlifted to Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne. He succumbed to his injuries two days later. Seven other firefighters were injured during the rescue. I have created a permanent memorial for Sidney on my website. More news, information, and photos can be found at:

http://www.firefightinglinks.com/shall.html

If there is any additional information or photos you would like added to this memorial, please contact me.

Shawn McDonald
[[email protected]]