USFA LODD: Pennsylvania Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 12.03.2019

On Monday, December 2, 2019, at approximately 2000hrs., Captain Michael Christopher Malinowski Sr., 40, responded to a call of reported downed wires and trees.  After returning to the station, he complained to his fellow firefighters that he wasn’t feeling well.  The next day, Tuesday, December 3, 2019, while at work, Captain Michael Christopher Malinowski Sr. became ill and was immediately taken to the hospital where he passed away a short time later from an apparent heart attack.

Our condolences to the Malinowski Family & Friends, Morton-Rutledge Volunteer Fire Company Station 13, and to all affected by Captain Michael Christopher Malinowski Sr.‘s passing.

   

To date, 56 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2019. 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.