On May 30, 2014 at 1412hrs, Fire Apparatus Driver Operator Robert Fogel III, 58, went into cardiac arrest during a training exercise at the Baltimore County Fire Rescue Academy in Sparrows Point, Maryland. Driver Operator Fogle was cared for by fellow firefighters and transported to Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center where he was pronounced deceased. Services for Firefighter Fogle will at the Pleasant Valley Community Fire Company where Fogle also volunteered as a firefighter for over 30 years.
Our condolences to the Fogel Family & Friends, the Baltimore County Fire Department, and to all affected by Fire Apparatus Driver Operator Robert Fogel III's passing.
To date, 42 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2014. Year-to-date monthly and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online at U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) Fatality Notices page.
(The usual disclaimers: I am not a journalist; This is a blog that expresses an outlook and is not conclusive in any shape or manner.)
