Line of Duty Deaths Database

James M. Hunt
Name
James M. Hunt
Local
L0018, Vancouver
Gender
Male
Age
50
District
06
Occupation
Lieutenant
Type of Duty
Fire Suppression
Fatal Injury Cause
Caught/Trapped - Structural Collapse
Nature of Fatal Injury
Other/Miscellaneous - Trauma, Blunt
Date of Death
9/14/1945
Year Placed On Wall
2015
Multiple Line of Duty Incident
Name
Vancouver 9-1945
City/State
Vancouver, BC
Date
9/14/1945
Summary
Two Vancouver fire fighters, Fire Fighter Reg Hill and Lieutenant James Hunt, were killed fighting a fire in the McMaster Building on Homer Street. The fire went to three alarms and they were buried in the collapse.
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