USFA LODD: California Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 10.07.2020

 

On Wednesday, October 7, 2020, Firefighter/Paramedic Jason Cortez, 42, was participating in a drill at the Mission District Training Facility when he was injured.  Paramedics started immediate care and transported him to the San Francisco General Hospital Trauma Center where he succumbed to his injuries just before 1100hrs.  An investigation into this accident is underway and the cause of his death has not yet been determined.   

Our condolences to the Cortez Family & Friends, San Francisco Fire Department, and to all affected by Firefighter/Paramedic Jason Cortez's passing.  

To date, 70 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: Illinois Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 09.30.2020

On Wednesday, September 30, 2020, Firefighter/Paramedic Dylan Cunningham, 29, was participating in a dive training exercise at the Haigh Quarry in Kankakee, IL, when he was found by fellow firefighters in distress.  He was immediately taken to the Amita St. Mary’s Hospital in Kankakee and later transported to the Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, IL where he passed away a short time later.  The cause of his death has not yet been determined and the incident is under investigation.      

Our condolences to the Cunningham Family & Friends, South Holland Fire Department, and to all affected by Firefighter/Paramedic Dylan Cunningham's passing. 

To date, 69 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: California Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 07.25.2020

Firefighter III/Paramedic Jose M. Perez, 44, contracted COVID-19 as a result of numerous exposures from positive COVID-19 patients during the course of his official duty for the Los Angeles City Fire Department.  He subsequently passed away on July 25, 2020, from the virus.   

Our condolences to the Perez Family & Friends, Los Angeles City Fire Department , and to all affected by Firefighter III/Paramedic Jose M. Perez's passing.    

To date, 52 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: Texas Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 08.03.2020

On August 3, 2020, Firefighter/Paramedic Gerardo “Jerry” Pacheco, 50, was battling COVID-19 when he passed away.  Firefighter/Paramedic Pacheco contracted the virus from exposure to COVID-19 in the workplace.

  

Our condolences to Pacheco Family & Friends, Houston Fire Department, and to all affected by Firefighter/Paramedic Gerardo “Jerry” Pacheco's passing.

   

To date, 46 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: Illinois Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 04.29.2020

Firefighter/Paramedic Robert David Reisinger, 57, responded to a medical emergency on March 24, 2020.  The patient had a known case of COVID-19.  Firefighter/Paramedic Reisinger subsequently contracted the virus.  He was quarantined at home and was scheduled to return to work on Wednesday, April 29, 2020.  Monday evening, April 27, 2020, he suffered a stroke and was immediately taken to the hospital.  Upon arrival, hospital staff performed a COVID-19 test which came back positive.  Firefighter/Paramedic Reisinger passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2020 from the stroke that was attributed to COVID-19.
  

Our condolences to the Reisinger Family & Friends, River Grove Fire Department, and to all affected by Firefighter/Paramedic Robert David Reisinger's passing.

   

To date, 28 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: Florida Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 09.26.2019

On September 26, 2019 after returning home from his shift at the Martin County Fire Rescue Department, Station 16, in which he participated in physical fitness training, Firefighter-Paramedic Scott R. Neumann, 52, passed away from a medical incident which has not yet been determined.

Our condolences to the Neumann Family & Friends, Martin County Fire Rescue, and to all affected by Firefighter-Paramedic Scott R. Neumann’s passing.

   

To date, 38 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.) 

USFA LODD: Alabama Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 06.17.2019

Firefighter/Paramedic Jared Wayne Echols, 35, was participating in a recruit training exercise in Anniston, AL. While at the training, he became ill and was immediately transported to the RMC Hospital in Anniston, where he passed away a short time later.  Investigation into the incident continues.   Firefighter/Paramedic Echols was also an active member of the Pleasant Hill Volunteer Fire Department in Springville, AL.

Our condolences to the Echols Family & Friends, Maryland Springville Fire & Rescue, and to all affected by Firefighter/Paramedic Jared Wayne Echols’ passing. 

   

To date, 21 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.) 

USFA LODD: Missouri Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 06.08.2019

Firefighter/Paramedic Christopher Moore, 42,  was on duty at the fire station on Thursday, June 6, 2019, and Friday, June 7, 2019.  He responded to several fire and EMS calls during his 48 hour shift.  He complained of not feeling well in the late morning of Friday, June 7, 2019, and was relieved of duty to go home and rest.  He stated that he was going to follow-up with his personal physician.  He was found deceased Saturday morning, June 8, 2019, at his residence.  Investigation into the incident is ongoing.

Our condolences to the Moore Family & Friends, Maryland Heights Fire Protection District, and to all affected by Firefighter/Paramedic Christopher Moore’s passing. 

   

To date, 20 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.) 

USFA LODD: Connecticut Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 03.27.2019

Firefighter/Paramedic James “Woody” Woodman, 55, was a member of Recruit Class #15 at the Connecticut State Fire Academy. Only two days after being out of the academy, on October 5, 1999, Firefighter/Paramedic Woodman was part of an ambulance crew transporting a child who had been struck by a vehicle to the Yale-New Haven Hospital. As they neared the hospital, the ambulance was broadsided by a bus and rolled over multiple times. Firefighter/Paramedic Woodman sustained a traumatic brain injury that resulted in his living in a long-term care facility until his death on March 29, 2019. The child who was being transported and other crew members of the ambulance were seriously injured but have all made complete recoveries.

  

Our condolences to the Woodman Family & Friends, West Haven Fire Department, and to all affected by Firefighter/Paramedic James “Woody” Woodman’s passing.     

   

To date, 10 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.) 

USFA LODD: Wisconsin Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 04.25.2018

On April 24, 2018, at 2319hrs, Firefighter Philip H. Neubich, 69, responded to the fire station when his fire department was paged out for a gas leak inside of a residence. Several hours later, at approximately 0615hrs, at home, Firefighter Neubich was found unresponsive by his wife. Local EMS responded, but Firefighter Neubich was found to be deceased. The nature of fatal injury is reported to ave been a heart attack.

Our condolences to the Neubich Family & Friends, Spooner Fire District Department, and to all affected by Firefighter Philip H. Neubich’s passing.      

To date, 32 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2018. 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 04.17.2018

Shortly after responding to numerous calls on the evening of Monday, April 16, 2018, Firefighter-Paramedic M. Kent Stillwagon, 52, was found just after midnight at his residence in cardiac arrest. His fellow volunteers and friends from the Greenlawn Fire Department responded and tried valiantly to resuscitate him, but after being transported to Huntington hospital and an extended resuscitation attempt by hospital staff, Firefighter-Paramedic Stillwagon passed away.

Our condolences to the Stillwagon Family & Friends, Greenlawn Fire Department, and to all affected by Firefighter-Paramedic M. Kent Stillwagon’s passing.     

To date, 27 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2018. 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: Wisconsin Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 03.09.2018

Firefighter-Paramedic Richard L. Garner Jr., 29, completed a 48 hour shift at 0700hrs on April 1, 2018, during which he responded to nineteen emergency calls.  Later that day, between the times of 1200hrs and 1300hrs, Garner collapsed at a private residence in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin. Firefighter-Paramedic Garner was treated at the scene by the local EMS and transported to the hospital where he passed away from a nature and cause of fatal injury still to be determined.

Our condolences to the Garner Family & Friends, Madison Fire Department, and to all affected by Firefighter-Paramedic Richard L. Garner Jr.'s passing. 

To date, 22 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2018. 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: Kansas Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 12.26.2017

On December 26, 2017 fellow responders discovered Firefighter-Paramedic Jason Garrett, 46, deceased in the firehouse bunkroom when he did not appear for a morning response call. The nature and cause of fatal injury are still to be determined by authorities.

Our condolences to the Garrett Family & Friends, Kansas City Kansas Fire Department, and to all affected by Firefighter-Paramedic Jason Garrett’s passing.

To date, 92 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 10.16.2017

Firefighter/Paramedic Steven R. Terry, 53, passed away while on duty October 16, 2017. Firefighter/Paramedic Terry was found unresponsive by his fellow Fire Station #9 crew members who then initiated resuscitative measures. He was transported by Hernando County Fire Rescue paramedics to Bayfront Brooksville Hospital. Despite the exhaustive efforts by the Bayfront Brooksville Hospital ED team, Firefighter/Paramedic Steven R. Terry passed away. The nature and cause of fatal injury are still to be determined and reported.

Our condolences to the Terry Family & Hernando County Fire Rescue, and to all affected by Firefighter/Paramedic Steven R. Terry’s passing.

To date, 73 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: Kentucky Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 05.06.2017

Firefighter/Paramedic James "Dewon" Wells, 52, worked his shift on May 5, 2017, from 0800hrs to 1600hrs. During his shift, he complained to a fire department member that he was experiencing numbness in his mouth. Immediately before leaving the station at the end of his shift, he complained to his chief that he had a headache and did not feel well. The following day, May 6, 2017, at approximately 1400hrs, Firefighter/Paramedic Wells was still not feeling well and went to a medical clinic, but returned home since he started to feel slightly better. Soon thereafter, his wife came home and found him unresponsive on the couch and not breathing. He wife initiated CPR and Firefighter/Paramedic Wells was transported to St. Joseph Hospital in Mount Sterling, where he was pronounced deceased. 

  
Our condolences to the Wells Family & Friends, Montgomery County Fire/EMS, and to all affected by Firefighter/Paramedic James "Dewon" Wells’ passing. 

To date, 36 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: Georgia Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 03.02.2017

Firefighter-Paramedic Michael Norton, 38, worked an early morning residential structure fire on March 1, 2017. At home, several hours later, Firefighter-Paramedic Norton was found by his wife in medical distress. She called 911 and responders treated Firefighter-Paramedic Michael Norton then transported him to the hospital where he succumbed to a nature and cause of fatal injury still to be determined.

  
Our condolences to the Norton Family & Friends, Coweta County Fire Rescue, and to all affected by Firefighter-Paramedic Michael Norton’s passing.      

To date, 18 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 Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 10.29.2016

On  October 29, Firefighter/Paramedic Jermaine Frye, 31, on the day after being released from the hospital for treatment of a work-related injury he sustained during training on October 25, 12016, Firefighter/Paramedic Jermaine Frye was found at his home in cardiac arrest. According to the fire department, Wescott Fire Protection District responders tried unsuccessfully to revive Firefighter/Paramedic Jermaine Frye, but he succumbed to a nature and cause of fatal injury still to be determined.

  

Our condolences to the Frye Family & Friends, the Cimarron Hills Fire Department, and to all affected by Firefighter/Paramedic Jermaine Frye’s passing.      

  

To date, 70 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.) 

USFA LODD: Missouri Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 09.24.2016

Firefighter/Paramedic Sean McMullin, 46, on September 24, 2016 at 1250hrs, was found unresponsive while on-duty at West County EMS & Fire Protection District Station 2. Fellow responders initiated lifesaving efforts, but were unsuccessful. The nature and cause of Firefighter/Paramedic McMullin's fatal injury have not been reported.

  

Our condolences to the McMullin Family & Friends, West County EMS & Fire Protection District, and to all affected by Firefighter/Paramedic Sean McMullin’s passing.       

  

To date, 67 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.) 

USFA LODD: Maryland Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 04.15.2016

On April 15, 2016 at 1930hrs, Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department (PGFD) responded to a home for a welfare check call regarding a man with medical conditions that had not responded to relatives attempting to contact him. After arriving on scene, checking for any open doors or windows, and after making themselves known several times, firefighters forced entrance to the residence. As they entered the home, the resident fired several gun shots striking PGFD Firefighter/Paramedic John E. Ulmschneider, Morningside Volunteer Firefighter Kevin Swain, and the relative who had originally called for help. After being transported to the hospital, Firefighter/Paramedic Paramedic John E. Ulmschneider, 37, succumbed to his injuries. Firefighter Swain remains hospitalized in serious but stable condition. Police said the resident of the home believed his house was being broken into and fired in self-defense. No charges have been filed. Investigation into the fatal incident continues by authorities.

      

Our condolences to the Ulmschneider Family & Friends, Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department, and to all affected by Firefighter/Paramedic Paramedic John E. Ulmschneider’s passing.

    

To date, 20 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.) 

USFA LODD: Illinois Firefighter/Paramedic On-Duty Death Notification 12.14.2015

Firefighter/Paramedic Daniel V. Capuano, 42, on December 14, 2015 at 0243hrs, died from injuries sustained in a fall down an elevator shaft while operating with fire crews in heavy smoke conditions inside of a burning warehouse building. Firefighter/Paramedic Capuano was quickly removed from the building and into a waiting ambulance then taken to Christ Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. The cause of the fatal fire incident remains under investigation by local and state authorities.

Our condolences to the Capuano Family & Friends, Chicago Fire Department and to all affected by Firefighter/Paramedic Daniel V. Capuano’s passing.

To date, 80 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.)