United States Fire Administration
22 July 2021
EMMITSBURG, Maryland – The United States Fire Administration has announced the death of Firefighter Janet Tracy, 59, of the Caballo Volunteer Fire Department on 20 July 2021.
On Tuesday, July 20, 2021, Firefighter Janet Tracy was at the scene of a single vehicle non-injury crash on I-25 south of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. While providing aid and support to the scene, another firefighter who was repositioning a Caballo fire truck, struck her. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Firefighter Tracy also served as the Secretary for the department.
Age: 59
Rank: Firefighter
Classification: Volunteer
Incident date: July 20, 2021 11:30 a.m.
Date of death: July 20, 2021
Cause of death: Struck By
Nature of death: Trauma
Activity type: Other
Emergency duty: Yes
Duty type: On-Scene Non-Fire
Fixed property use: Street/Road
The number of on-duty deaths for 2021 currently is 61.
Fatality status is provisional and may change as USFA contacts State Fire Marshals to verify fatality incident information.
For more information about on-duty deaths as recorded by the United States Fire Administration go to “Firefighter Fatalities in the United States.”
Data Not Drama 