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Tommy Lee Adams

Battalion Chief

Chief Adams was participating in the Krewe of Gemini Mardi Gras parade. At the conclusion of the parade, the Shreveport engine and ladder that participated in the parade were stopped by the roadside, the riders were removed from the apparatus, and items on the top of the trucks were being accounted for and secured. Chief Adams was on the top of the ladder truck. Chief Adams fell from the apparatus to the pavement below. He suffered severe injuries including a brain injury. He was treated by firefighters and transported to the hospital. Chief Adam did not recover from his injuries and died on December 12, 2009.
photo of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial
Tommy Lee Adams was included in the USFA’s annual report Firefighter Fatalities in the United States.

Department information

Shreveport Fire Department
263 North Common Street
USNG: 15S VR 2862 9883
Shreveport, Louisiana 71101

Chief: Brian A Crawford

Age: 51
Rank: Battalion Chief
Classification: Career
Incident date: February 21, 2009 20:08
Date of death: December 12, 2009
Cause of death: Fall
Nature of death: Trauma
Activity type: Other
Emergency duty: No
Duty type: Other On-Duty
Fixed property use: Street/Road

Last updated: June 13, 2012