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1999 Notices of Line of Duty Death

Paramedic Student Debra Scott
Age:36
Date of Death:November 14, 1999
Date of Funeral:November 17, 1999
Agency:Our Lady of the Lake College, Baton Rouge, LA
Cause of Death:EMS involved MVA
 
Paramedic Gary Zingler
Age:38
Date of Death:November 12, 1999
Date of Funeral:November 17, 1999
Agency:Medstar Ambulance, Mt. Clemens, MI
Cause of Death:Car vs. Pedestrian while attempting to assist an emergency scene outside his residence
 
EMT David Thomas Nall
Age:40
Date of Death:August 26, 1999
Date of Funeral:August 29, 1999
Agency:Town of Jay Volunteer Fire Dept., Jay, FL
Cause of Death:AMI while treating patient
 
Flight Paramedic Mac Atteberry
Age:32
Date of Death:July 17, 1999
Date of Funeral:TBA
Agency:Hermann Hospital Life Flight, Houston, TX
Cause of Death:Crash of medi-vac helicopter
 
Flight Nurse Lynn Ethridge
Age:35
Date of Death:July 17, 1999
Date of Funeral:TBA
Agency:Hermann Hospital Life Flight, Houston, TX
Cause of Death:Crash of medi-vac helicopter
 
Pilot John Pittman
Age:58
Date of Death:July 17, 1999
Date of Funeral:TBA
Agency:Hermann Hospital Life Flight, Houston, TX
Cause of Death:Crash of medi-vac helicopter
 
Firefighter/Paramedic Brian Pottberg
Age:25
Date of Death:July 15, 1999
Date of Funeral:July 19, 1999
Agency:Lee's Summit Fire Department, Lee's Summit, MO
Cause of Death:Drowning during dive rescue drill
 
Pilot Don Green
Age:46
Date of Death:June 14, 1999
Date of Funeral: TBA
Agency:University of Kentucky: Chandler Medical Center/
Petroleum Helicopters Inc., Lexington, KY
Cause of Death:Med-evac aircraft accident
 
Paramedic Brian Harden
Age:31
Date of Death:June 14, 1999
Date of Funeral:TBA
Agency:University of Kentucky: Chandler Medical Center, Lexington, KY
Cause of Death:Med-evac aircraft accident
 
Pilot Ernie Jones
Age:49
Date of Death:June 14, 1999
Date of Funeral:TBA
Agency:University of Kentucky: Chandler Medical Center/
Petroleum Helicopters Inc., Lexington, KY
Cause of Death:Med-evac aircraft accident
 
Flight Nurse Sheila Zellers
Age:43
Date of Death:June 14, 1999
Date of Funeral:TBA
Agency:University of Kentucky: Chandler Medical Center, Lexington, KY
Cause of Death:Med-evac aircraft accident
 
Paramedic Keith Knight
Age:32
Date of Death:May 20, 1999
Date of Funeral:May 23, 1999
Agency:Acadian Ambulance Service, Lafayette, LA
Cause of Death:Injuries sustained in an ambulance involved MVA
 
Flight Nurse Kathy Batterman
Age:44
Date of Death:April 3, 1999
Date of Funeral:April 8, 1999
Agency:Valley Hospitial Flight for Life, Las Vegas, NV
Cause of Death:Air Ambulance Crash
 
Pilot James Bond Jr.
Age:46
Date of Death:April 3, 1999
Date of Funeral:April 1999
Agency:Valley Hospitial Flight For Life, Las Vegas, NV
Cause of Death:Air Ambulance Crash
 
Flight Nurse Leroy Shelton
Age:37
Date of Death:April 4, 1999
Date of Funeral:April 10, 1999
Agency:Valley Hospitial Flight for Life, Las Vegas, NV
Cause of Death:Air Ambulance Crash
 
EMT, RN Brenda G. Hage
Age:39
Date of Death:January 14, 1999
Date of Funeral:January 18, 1999
Agency:Pine County Ambulance Service, Pine City, MN
Cause of Death:Struck by a motor vehicle while packaging a patient


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The posting of a Notice of Line of Duty Death is for notification purposes only. Eligibility for inclusion in the National EMS Memorial Service requires that NEMSMS Criteria is met and that a Nomination Form be completed and submitted to the Service.