Pennsylvania Firefighter Dies after Responding to MVA

73-year-old firefighter stricken at home

Bill Carey
6 September 2021

ELLSWORTH, Pennsylvania – A volunteer firefighter was stricken at home and died, seven hours after responding to a motor vehicle accident.

Ellsworth volunteer firefighter Laron Holcomb died on Saturday after returning home from the emergency call.

Holcomb, 73, responded to the call at 1:24 p.m. according to the Observer-Reporter. He began experiencing shortness of breath at home and was transported to Washington Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 7:24 p.m.

The Washington County Coroner’s Office says the cause and nature of Holcomb’s death are pending.

Photograph courtesy of Ellsworth Volunteer Fire Department, Facebook.