USFA LODD: Maryland Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 04.07.2017

While on duty April 7, 2017 at Burtonsville Fire Station 15, Firefighter Charles "Rick" Gentilcore, 52, succumbed to a nature and cause of fatal injury still to be reported. Fellow emergency responders immediately initiated all possible means of emergency care, however, resuscitation efforts were not successful.

  
Our condolences to the Gentilcore Family & Friends, the Montgomery County Fire Rescue Services - Burtonsville Volunteer Fire Department, and to all affected by Firefighter Charles "Rick" Gentilcore’s passing. 

To date, 28 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2017. 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.)