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Beaufort, MO, Firefighter Dies Responding to Water Rescue Incident

April 5, 2025

Firefighter Chevy Gall was responding to a call for the Beaufort-Leslie Fire Protection District when he was involved in a crash.

Peter Matthews

Beaufort-Leslie Fire Protection District firefighter Chevy Gall died after being involved in a crash while responding to call.

For the second time in a week, firefighters in Missouri are mourning the loss of a firefighter who lost their life while serving their community.

Beaufort-Leslie Fire Protection District firefighter Chevy Gall died Friday night after he was involved in a crash while responding to a water rescue callout.

In a statement from the fire district, Gall sustained serious in the two-vehicle crash.

Gall was rushed to Mercy Washington Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

"Tonight is a fire chief’s worst nightmare," Beaufort-Leslie Fire Protection District Fire Chief Terry Feth said. "We are heartbroken by the loss of one of our own. Chevy died while answering the call to help others. Our entire department is grieving, as we mourn with Chevy’s family, friends, and our fellow first responders during this incredibly difficult time.”

One person in another vehicle was taken to the hospital with unspecified injuries.

Wednesday night, Whitewater Fire Protection District Fire Chief Garry Moore died while assisting a stranded motorist following serious weather.

Moore, 68, is believed to have been electrocuted.

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Peter Matthews | Editor-in-Chief/Conference Director

Peter Matthews is the conference director and editor-in-chief of Firehouse. He has worked at Firehouse since 1999, serving in various roles on both Firehouse Magazine and Firehouse.com staffs. He completed an internship with the Rochester, NY, Fire Department and served with fire departments in Rush, NY, and Laurel, MD, and was a lieutenant with the Glenwood Fire Company in Glenwood, NY. Matthews served as photographer for the St. Paul, MN, Fire Department.