December 12, 2009 - Shreveport Fire Battalion Chief Tommy Adams passes
Chief Adams death will be classified as a line-of-duty death

At 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, December 12, 2009 with his family, including wife Traci, and SFD Fire Chief Brian Crawford at his side, Battalion Chief Tommy Adams passed away. Chief Adams had been in a relative state of a coma since sustaining debilitating injuries after falling from a fire department ladder truck following a the Crew of Gemini Mardi Gras parade on February 21 of this year.

Chief Adams death will be classified as a line-of-duty death and he will be buried with full firefighter honors next week. Those arrangements will be announced from Chief Crawford's Office as soon as they are available.

"The Fire Department speaking on behalf of the family wishes to thank the tremendous outpouring of support for Tommy and the entire Adams family shown by the Shreveport and surrounding communities, said Crawford. "On behalf of the City of Shreveport, Mayor Cedric Glover, myself and Tommy's entire fire department family we send our deepest sympathies to the Adams' family and can never say enough about the sacrifice that Tommy made for this community in his 31 years of dedicated and decorated service. He will be missed," concluded Crawford. 

At this very difficult time we ask that all media be directed to the Fire Department and that the wishes of the family to have this time to mourn in private are respected and they not be contacted. Thank you.