Firefighter Rodrick Shane Lambert

Last Call: Sat, Aug 10th, 2024

Date of Incident: Tue, May 23rd, 1995

Cause of Death: Motor Vehicle Accident (Response)

Service Time: 3 years

Age: 52

Survivors

His mother and adult son

Incident

While riding in an engine responding to a box alarm in 1995, Firefighter Lambert was injured when the apparatus overturned. The raised roof separated from the cab, causing Firefighter Lambert, Firefighter Ronald Deer, and others to be ejected. Firefighter Deer died of his injuries the following day. Firefighter Lambert was severely injured and paralyzed. Other firefighters were also injured. The alarm turned out to be false.

Firefighter Lambert died from complications of those injuries 29 years later.