Bryan Keith Zollner
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Staff Chief

Bryan Keith Zollner

Accident
End of Watch April 12, 2007
Age 44
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Staff Chief Bryan Zollner was killed in a single-car accident on State Route 44 near Bogard Rest Area in Lassen County.

He was traveling to Nevada for a meeting when his department vehicle struck a patch of ice and left the roadway.

Chief Zollner had served in a law enforcement capacity with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection for eight years and had served with the agency for 26 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and two children.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Staff Chief Zollner gave the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Sacramento community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Staff Chief Zollner.

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

Agency

Location Sacramento, CA
Platform Identity cdffpfed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 12, 2007
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
Age 44
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Staff Chief Bryan Keith Zollner 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%.

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
CA — Statewide
719
of 1,837 officers
39.1% 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. Bryan Keith Zollner'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 Bryan Keith Zollner Compares

Age at End of Watch
44
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
8
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Bryan Keith Zollner is highlighted in Apr.

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

Incident Location