Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Mark Kemp died as the result of complications from being exposed to dangerous chemicals during the investigation of a meth lab in 1990.
Immediately following the initial exposure Deputy Kemp began to suffer from severe asthma attacks. The attacks persisted and he was hospitalized several times. On November 9, 1994, he was attending a training class when he suffered a severe asthma attack. He was transported to a local hospital where he passed away.
Deputy Kemp had served with the Riverside County Sheriff's Department for 10 years.
The 9th marked 30 years since that fateful day when you left us all. I remember the sadness and shock on the day you passed. You have not and will never be forgotten. Rest in peace Mark.
Elizabeth Widow of Deputy Michael Haugen. Riverside County Sheriffs Department November 12th, 2024
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Kemp gave the Riverside County Sheriff's Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Riverside community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Kemp.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Mark Steven Kemp 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 CA, 719 of 1,837 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Riverside County Sheriff's Department, 12 of 27 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 44.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Mark Steven Kemp's cause is highlighted.
How Mark Steven Kemp Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Mark Steven Kemp is highlighted in Nov.
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