United States Fire Administration
28 December 2022
The United States Fire Administration has announced the death of Firefighter/EMT Brian Rehnberg, 50, of the North Park Fire Protection District on 25 December 2022.
On Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022, Firefighter/EMT Brian Rehnberg responded to an activated alarm with carbon monoxide present. After the incident, he returned home. At approximately 2:30 p.m. that day, he was found unresponsive by his wife. He was immediately transported to the local hospital where he was pronounced deceased from an apparent heart attack.
Age: 50
Rank: Firefighter/EMT
Classification: Volunteer
Incident date: December 25, 2022 4:11 a.m.
Date of death: December 25, 2022
Cause of death: Stress/Overexertion
Nature of death: Heart Attack
Activity type: Other
Emergency duty: Yes
Duty type: Other On-Duty
Fixed property use: Residential
The number of on-duty deaths for 2022 currently is 96.
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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.”