Daniel Hampton
City of Burnet Fire Department
Burnet, Texas
On the evening of September 18, 2015, 35-year-old Firefighter/EMT Daniel Hampton and his partner were called to a local hospital for an inter-facility transfer of a cardiac patient. While en route to the receiving facility, the ambulance crashed with a tractor trailer. He was pronounced dead at the scene due to his injuries.
Since he was 14, Daniel lived and breathed the Fire Department. He was a combat medic in the Army, spending several tours of duty in the Middle East.
Daniel enjoyed being with his children and loved tinkering with his tractor and trucks. He was father to three young sons and a young daughter.
Honored 2016