Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Alan Hansen was injured when a Santa Fe railroad propane tanker exploded in Kingman. The explosion and ensuing fire covered two acres of the Kingman business district at 2:09 pm. Officer Hansen was one of the first officers on the scene and suffered severe burns while trying to rescue other victims. He was taken to the Kingman Hospital and then to Maricopa County General Hospital, where he died from his injuries two weeks later. The explosion killed a total of 13 people, including several firefighters, and injured 112 more. Officer Hansen had served with the Arizona Department of Public Safety for 12 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son, daughter, father, foster mother, and foster brother.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Hansen gave the Arizona Department of Public Safety 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Arizona. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Hansen.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Alan H. Hansen is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In AZ, 95 of 330 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.8% of this state's fallen. That is 28.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Arizona Department of Public Safety, 15 of 31 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 48.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Alan H. Hansen's cause is highlighted.
How Alan H. Hansen Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Alan H. Hansen is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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