Hans Jacob Fifer

Faulkner County Sheriff's Office — Conway, AR

Cardiac

End of Watch April 8, 2013

Age 32

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Hans Fifer suffered a fatal heart attack following a training session and tryout with the agency's SWAT team at a facility in North Little Rock.

He began experiencing shortness of breath during the training and was administered oxygen. Shortly thereafter he began suffering chest pains and collapsed. He was transported to Springhill Baptist Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.

Deputy Fifer had served with the Faulkner County Sheriff's Office as a full-time deputy for only four months. He had previously served as a reserve deputy with the agency and with the Cabot Police Department for five years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and two young daughters.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Fifer gave the Faulkner County Sheriff's Office 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Conway community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Fifer.

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

Agency

Department Faulkner County Sheriff's Office

Location Conway, AR

Platform Identity fcso.faulkner.ar.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 8, 2013

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

Age 32

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Deputy Sheriff Hans Jacob Fifer is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In AR, 13 of 372 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.5% of this state's fallen.

At Faulkner County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 4 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.

Faulkner County Sheriff's Office

of 4 officers

25% Cardiac

AR — Statewide

of 372 officers

3.5% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac