USFA LODD: Iowa Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 02.11.2017

Fire Engineer Douglas McCauley, 59, suffered a significant medical event while on duty Friday, February 10th. Engineer McCauley was treated and transported by fellow firefighters and paramedics from the scene to Iowa Methodist Unity Point where he succumbed to his injury the following morning on February 11, 2017 at 1039hrs.. The nature and cause of fatal injury are still to be determined.

  
Our condolences to the McCauley Family & Friends, Des Moines Fire Department, and to all affected by Fire Engineer Douglas McCauley’s passing.    

To date, 09 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2017. Yea-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.)