Assistant Fire Chief Daniel F. Cool, 71, responded to an emergency incident on the morning of February 11, 2016 at 2020hrs. Later that day, he attended a training meeting and collapsed suddenly from a heart attack. Chief Cool was admitted to St. Francis Hospital in Topeka, KS, where he succumbed to his injury early in the morning of February 14, 2016.
Our condolences to the Cool Family & Friends, Jefferson County Fire Department #1 - Kaw, Kansas, and to all affected by Assistant Fire Chief Daniel F. Cool’s passing.
To date, 11 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2016. 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.)
