LODD: Fire Captain Joseph Mixon, age 51

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

Name: Joseph R. Mixon  Rank: Training Captain Age: 51

Status: Career Years of Service: 23 Date of Incident: 05/12/2008

Time of Incident: 1230hrs Date of Death: 05/13/2008

Fire Department: Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service Department

Address: 1808 Seventh AVE N., Birmingham, AL 35203

Fire Department Chief: Ivor J. Brooks

Fire Department Website: http://www.informationbirmingham.com/Fire/

Incident Description: Captain Mixon was on duty the morning of Monday, May 12th, when he took ill and left for home at approximately 1230hrs.  Mixon went to the doctor with upper respiratory type symptoms and after being examined returned to his residence.  Captain Mixon suffered a CVA at approximately 0030hrs on Tuesday morning the 13th and was transported to the hospital where unfortunately he passed away later in the day.

Funeral Arrangements:  Viewing 05/15/2008 from 1800-2100hrs @ Westwood Baptist Church, Forestdale, AL. Services, 05/16/2008 @ 1100hrs at Westwood Baptist Church.

Map: 2349 Forestdale Blvd  (Grid: 16S EC 0773 1567) http://floridadisaster.org/gis/kml/viewer.htm?zoom=17&usng=16SEC0773615674&disp=h

Memorial Fund Contact and Address:  In honor of Training Captain Joseph R. Mixon, C/o Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service Department, 1808 Seventh AVE N., Birmingham, AL 35203   

Tribute is being paid to Training Captain Joseph R. Mixon at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/

To date, 47 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2008 as a result of incidents that occurred in 2008