USFA LODD: Pennsylvania Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 04.01.2017

Firefighter James H. Yiengst, 72, responded with his fire department to a motor vehicle accident (MVA) on the evening of March 31, 2017.  The next morning, April 1, 2017, emergency medical services were summoned to his residence. Firefighter Yiengst indicated to one of his family members that he began feeling ill while at the MVA the previous evening.  Firefighter Yiengst was treated and transported to the hospital where he passed away from a nature and cause of fatal injury still to be reported.

  
Our condolences to the Yiengst Family & Friends, Keystone Hook and Ladder Co #1, and to all affected by Firefighter James H. Yiengst’s passing. 

To date, 27 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.)