United States Fire Administration
25 October 2021
EMMITSBURG, Maryland – The United States Fire Administration has announced the death of Safety Officer Nicholas Prioli, 89, of the Jackson Township Volunteer Fire Company on 23 October 2021.
On Sat., Oct. 23, 2021, Safety Officer Nicholas Prioli responded to the fire department for a call of a vehicle extrication that was ultimately cancelled. He left the fire house and was returning home when he experienced a medical emergency. Emergency personnel responded to the scene where they found Safety Officer Prioli in cardiac arrest. He passed away shortly thereafter.
Age: 89
Rank: Safety Officer
Classification: Volunteer
Incident date: October 23, 2021 2:45 a.m.
Date of death: October 23, 2021
Cause of death: Stress/Overexertion
Nature of death: Heart Attack
Activity type: Other
Emergency duty: Yes
Duty type: Returning
Fixed property use: Street/Road
The number of on-duty deaths for 2021 currently is 109.
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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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