USFA LODD: California Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 11.16.2020

 
Interim Assistant Fire Chief Sean Laffan, 42, collapsed in an office of the Oakland Fire Department’s administrative building. Staff on-site began performing life-saving measures until Laffan was taken by ambulance to Summit Medical Center in Oakland. Later that evening, Laffan suffered a prolonged cardiac arrest and, despite all resuscitative efforts, passed away.  

Our condolences to the Laffan Family & Friends, Oakland Fire Department, and to all affected by Interim Assistant Fire Chief Sean Laffan's passing.    

To date, 77 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2020. 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.

USFA LODD: Indiana Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 11.14.2020

Engineer D. Matthew Bennett, 49, drove Engine 1 to a possible structural collapse after a car drove into a home. Upon his arrival and as crews began to work, Bennett complained to the EMS Duty Officer on scene that he was experiencing chest pains. The EMS Duty Officer escorted Bennett to an ambulance to be evaluated. Bennett was then transported to a hospital and immediately taken into surgery. Despite all efforts, however, Bennett passed away the following afternoon. The nature and cause of fatal injury are still to be determined. 

Our condolences to the Bennett Family & Friends, Indianapolis Fire Department, and to all affected by Engineer D. Matthew Bennett's passing.    

To date, 76 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2020. 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.

USFA LODD: New Jersey Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 12.23.2017

Firefighter Frank Matagrano, 75, suffered cardiac arrest inside the fire apparatus while it was responding to an emergency call on 12/13/2017. His fellow crew members immediately initiated CPR and utilized an AED to successfully regain his pulse. He was transported to a local hospital, where he remained hospitalized for continued care. Doctors determined that Firefighter Matagrano suffered a stroke which caused his cardiac arrest. He never regained consciousness, and subsequently passed away on 12/23/2017 in the hospital.

Our condolences to the Matagrano Family & Friends, New Milford Fire Department, and to all affected by Firefighter Frank Matagrano’s passing. 

To date, 91 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.) 

USFA LODD: New York Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 12.18.2017

On December 18, 2017 Firefighter David Jahnes, 58, fell ill while at the scene of an investigation into an odor at a bank which turned out to be an overheating battery in the alarm system. Firefighter Jahnes was treated by fellow responders and transported by the Nyack Ambulance Corps to the hospital where later during treatment he suffered coronary failure and passed away.

Our condolences to the Jahnes Family & Friends, Nyack Fire Department, and to all affected by Firefighter David Jahnes' passing.   

To date, 87 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.) 

USFA LODD: Florida Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 12.15.2017

On December 15, 2017 Engineer Jeffery Atkinson, 43, died while on-duty at the fire station from a nature and cause of fatal injury still to be determined.

Our condolences to the Atkinson Family & Friends, Tallahassee Fire Department and to all affected by Engineer Jeffery Atkinson’s passing.  

To date, 85 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.) 

USFA LODD: California Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 12.14.2017

On December 14, 2017 Engineer Cory Iverson, 32, died while fighting the Thomas Fire near Fillmore, California. The nature and cause of Engineer Iverson's death has not been released pending a Cal Fire serious accident review. Engineer Iverson was part of a multi-engine strike team dispatched from the San Diego area more than a week ago to fight some of the largest fires in California’s history.

Our condolences to the Iverson Family & Friends, CAL FIRE, and to all affected by Engineer Cory Iverson’s passing. 

To date, 84 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.) 

USFA LODD: Colorado Fire Engineer On-Duty Death Notification 07.15.2015

On June 28, 2015 at 1945 hrs, while checking for extension from a dumpster fire, Fire Engineer John Whelan, 46, was critically injured when a skylight collapsed and he fell through the roof of an abandoned building at 3860 Blake Street. Fire Engineer John Whelan was treated at the scene and transported to the hospital for medical care including several surgeries. On July 15, 2015 several days after being released from the hospital to recover at home, Fire Engineer John Whelan was taken to St. Anthony North Health Campus with shortness of breath where, less than an hour later, he passed away from medical complications.

  

Our condolences to the Whelan Family & Friends, Denver Fire Department, and to all affected by Fire Engineer John Whelan’s passing.

  

To date, 47 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2015. 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.) 

Missouri Firefighter On-Duty Death

Senior Firefighter/Engineer/Paramedic Douglas "Doug" Haase, SR., 60, of the St. Charles Fire Department on February 1, 2012 passed away while on duty.

The 27-year-veteran St. Charles firefighter apparantly died of natural causes according to news sources while on duty Feb. 1 at the St. Charles Fire Station No. 2, 1550 South Main Street in St. Charles, Missouri.

Douglas "Doug" Haase, of Troy, MO, went to bed late after running a call Tuesday night, and his shift was supposed to end at 7:30, Wednesday morning, said fire department spokesman Dan Casey. When Haase didn't come down in the morning or turn off his alarm, the firefighters found him, Casey said. His fellow firefighters found him slumped in his bed shortly before 7 a.m. .

Haase was a firefighter engineer and paramedic for the city of St. Charles and had served in the Lincoln County Fire Protection District from 1980 and 1995. He was chief of Lincoln County Fire Protection District from 1982 to 1984.

Funeral Arrangements:

Provided courtesy of http://www.mofirefuneral.org/:

Visitation is Sunday, February 5, 2012, from 2pm to 8pm. Firefighter walk through at 730pm. McCoy-Blossom Funeral Home, 1304 Boone Street, Troy, MO 63379

Funeral services are Monday, February 6, 2012, at 11am, also located at McCoy-Blossom Funeral Home, 1304 Boone Street, Troy, MO 63379

St. Charles firefighter dies of apparent natural causes at firehouse

(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.)