United States Fire Administration
2 September 2021
EMMITSBURG, Maryland – The United States Fire Administration has announced the death of Lieutenant/Paramedic Cody Traber, 41, of Spokane County Fire District No.9 on 26 August 2021.
On Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, Lieutenant/Paramedic Cody Traber responded to a reported brush fire. While investigating the fire, he fell from the Wandermere Bridge at Highway 395 and passed away from the injuries he sustained in the fall.
Age: 41
Rank: Lieutenant/Paramedic
Classification: Career
Incident date: August 26, 2021 10:00 p.m.
Date of death: August 26, 2021
Cause of death: Fall
Nature of death: Trauma
Activity type: Other
Emergency duty: Yes
Duty type: On-Scene Fire
Fixed property use: Outdoor Property
The number of on-duty deaths for 2021 currently is 80.
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.”
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