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Brian Keith Carrasco

Inmate Handcrew/Firefighter

Firefighter Carrasco was killed in a vehicle collision while working as a member of an inmate handcrew. The brush/engine vehicle in which he was riding rolled over. Eleven others were injured.
photo of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial
Brian Keith Carrasco was honored on the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial in Emmitsburg, Maryland and was included in the USFA’s annual report Firefighter Fatalities in the United States.

Department information

Los Angeles County Fire Department
1320 N. Eastern Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90063-3294

Chief: P. Michael Freeman

Age: 35
Rank: Inmate Handcrew/Firefighter
Classification: Volunteer
Incident date: August 31, 1998
Date of death: August 31, 1998
Cause of death: Struck By
Nature of death: Trauma
Activity type: Driving/Operating Vehicle/Apparatus
Emergency duty: Yes
Duty type: Responding
Fixed property use: N/A

Last updated: June 13, 2012

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