Name: Russell Achord
Rank: Deputy Fire Chief
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Status: Volunteer
Years of Service: 24
Date of Incident: 01/17/2018
Time of Incident: 0905hrs
Date of Death: 01/17/2018
Fire Department: West Feliciana Parish Fire Protection District #1
Address: 9892 W Feliciana PKWY POB 1190, Saint Francisville, LA 70775-1190
Fire Department Chief: James R. Wood
Incident Description: While at the scene of a motor vehicle collision involving a tractor-trailer that had run off the side of a highway due to icy conditions, the driver of a second vehicle, a pickup truck pulling a trailer, lost control and crashed into the scene. Several people were struck and injured, including Deputy Fire Chief Russell Achord, who was pinned under a vehicle. Fellow responders rushed to extract Chief Achord and provided medical aid measures while he was transported to the West Feliciana Hospital where he died from his injuries.
Incident Location: Southbound US 61 north of LA 421
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