USFA LODD: Texas Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 03.31.2016

Cadet Steven Whitfield II, 32, was hired by the Houston Fire Department on October 26, 2015, and was a member of Class 2015-G that will graduate in June 2016. On March 31, 2016, Cadet Whitfield collapsed during obstacle course training at the Houston Fire Department Val Jahnke Training Facility. Other cadets, as well as a medic crew, immediately began CPR and tried to lower his body temperature. He was then transported to the Memorial Hermann Texas Trauma Institute where, despite the resuscitation efforts of the medical staff, Cadet Steven Whitfield II was pronounced dead at 1248hrs. The cause of death is still under investigation.

      

Our condolences to the Whitfield Family & Friends, Houston Fire Department, and to all affected by Cadet Steven WhitfieldII’s passing.

    

To date, 18 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.)