United States Fire Administration
15 December 2021
EMMITSBURG, Maryland – The United States Fire Administration has announced the death of Battalion Chief John T. Ruddy, 49, of the Jersey City Fire Department on 8 December 2021.
On Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021, Battalion Chief John T. Ruddy responded to numerous fire calls, including two cooking fires and a gas leak. After shift change, he returned home. Approximately 4 hours later, he suffered a heart attack and was immediately rushed to the hospital where he passed away a short time later.
Age: 49
Rank: Battalion Chief
Classification: Career
Incident date: December 8, 2021 7:30 a.m.
Date of death: December 8, 2021
Cause of death: Stress/Overexertion
Nature of death: Heart Attack
Activity type: Incident Command
Emergency duty: Yes
Duty type: On-Scene Fire
Fixed property use: Residential
The number of on-duty deaths for 2021 currently is 133.
Go here to read the numbers of on-duty deaths due to COVID-19.
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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