USFA LODD: New Jersey Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 06.10.2018

On December 11, 1983 Firefighter Douglas C. Ambrozewycz, 60, responded to a building fire at 102 Smith Street (Frank's Bakery) with Protection Hook & Ladder Company # 1. While engaged in fire suppression, a section of the first floor collapsed, sending him through the floor into the fire below.  He was injured with 2nd & 3rd degree burns and received extensive medical care including numerous blood transfusions. Due to the required blood transfusions for the injuries sustained, he contracted Hepatits C which appeared many years later. This disease caused many debilitating health conditions including liver failure which ultimately caused his death on June 10, 2018.

Our condolences to the Ambrozewycz Family & Friends, Perth Amboy Fire Department, and to all affected by Firefighter Douglas C. Ambrozewycz's passing.       

To date, 44 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.)