USFA LODD: Idaho Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 05.21.2019

Senior Firefighter/Driver Engineer Charles Alan Ruffing, 53, on May 21, 2019, who had been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, was found deceased in Boise Fire Department Station 6 as a result of a suicide.

Our condolences to the Ruffing Family & Friends, and to all affected by Firefighter Charles Alan Ruffing’s passing. 

   

To date, 19 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2019. 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.)