Age: 31 
Cause of Death: Vehicle Collision – Includes Aircraft 
Rank: Firefighter 
Nature of Death: Trauma 
Classification: Wildland Part-Time 
Emergency Duty: Yes  
Incident Date: 06/08/2012 
Duty Type: Responding 
Incident Time:  
Activity Type: Riding Vehicle/Apparatus 
Death Date: 06/08/2012 
Fixed Prop. Use: Street/Road 
Fire Dept. Info: Bureau of Indian Affairs – Fort Yuma Agency
P.O. Box 11000
Yuma , Arizona  85366-1000
Chief: Acting Assistant Secretary Donald Laverdure
 
Initial Summary:   Firefighter Polk died as a result of a single fire apparatus accident that occurred while he and two other firefighters were responding to the scene of the Montezuma Fire south of Tucson, AZ.