Phillip Samuel Feld
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Deputy Sheriff

Phillip Samuel Feld

Accident
End of Watch July 16, 1980
Age 31
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Feld was killed in an automobile accident while on patrol. Deputy Feld had served with the agency for 4 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Feld gave the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Birmingham community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Feld.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location Birmingham, AL
Platform Identity jcso.jefferson.al.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 16, 1980
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Age 31
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff Phillip Samuel Feld is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In AL, 182 of 643 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.3% of this state's fallen. That is 2.7 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, 8 of 24 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
8
of 24 officers
33.3% Accident
AL — Statewide
182
of 643 officers
28.3% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Phillip Samuel Feld's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Phillip Samuel Feld Compares

Age at End of Watch
31
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
4
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Phillip Samuel Feld is highlighted in Jul.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897