USFA LODD: Pennsylvania Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 06.27.2018

Fire Lieutenant Benny Hutchins, 62, was participating in a survival training exercise at the Philadelphia Fire Academy on June 25, 2018 when he experienced a medical emergency. He was transported to Aria Torresdale Hospital where he passed away two days later on June 27, 2018 from a nature and cause of fatal injury still to be reported.

Our condolences to the Hutchins Family & Friends, Philadelphia Fire Department, and to all affected by Fire Lieutenant Benny Hutchins’s passing.       

To date, 49 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.)