USFA LODD: New York Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 08.27.2016

On August 27th at 0935hrs, Firefighter Keith Lane, 53, responded with the Oceanside Fire Department to the scene of a motor vehicle accident. Later that evening at 2110hrs, emergency dispatch received a call from Firefighter Lane's daughter stating that Firefighter Lane was on the floor in his house and was unresponsive. Ambulance 242A responded along with other personnel and determined that Firefighter Keith Lane had passed away some hours earlier of an apparent heart attack.

  

Our condolences to the Lane Family & Friends, Oceanside Fire Department, and to all affected by Firefighter Keith Lane's passing.     

  

To date, 55 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.)