Assistant Chief Mitch Koski, 56, of the Montreal Fire Department on July 11, 2016 at 2245hrs, was responding under a mutual aid agreement with the Saxon-Gurney Fire Department to people in distress in Saxon Harbor after making radio contact with the Saxon-Gurney Fire Chief. The private vehicle that Assistant Chief Mitch Koski responded in was washed into the harbor by the flash flood waters and Assistant Chief Koski perished from drowning.
Our condolences to the Koski Family & Friends, Montreal Fire Department, and to all affected by Assistant Chief Mitch Koski’s passing.
To date, 42 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.)
