USFA LODD: Massachusetts Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 03.17.2017

On March 17, 2017 at 1015hrs, Firefighter Joseph Toscano, 54, collapsed while battling to a two-alarm house fire. Firefighter Toscano was taken to Mt. Auburn Hospital where he passed away from a nature and fatal cause of injury still to be reported.

  
Our condolences to the Toscano Family & Friends, Watertown Fire Department, and to all affected by Firefighter Joseph Toscano's passing.      

To date, 24 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.)