United States Fire Administration
26 June 2023
The United States Fire Administration has announced the death of Wildland Firefighter Shaun Luke Daniel, 26, of the Georgia Forestry Commission on 5 June 2023.
On Monday, June 5, 2023, Wildland Firefighter Shaun Luke Daniel, while on-duty at a contained wildfire in Washington County, GA, was walking a firebreak and suddenly collapsed. Fellow emergency responders provided CPR on-scene and he was immediately transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased from an apparent heart attack.
Age: 26
Rank: Wildland Firefighter
Classification: Wildland Full-Time
Incident date: June 5, 2023 11:03 a.m.
Date of death: June 5, 2023
Cause of fatal injury: Stress/Overexertion
Nature of fatal injury: Heart Attack
Activity type: Advance Hose Lines/Fire Attack (includes Wildland)
Emergency duty: Yes
Duty type: On-Scene Fire
Fixed property use: Outdoor Property
The number of on-duty deaths for 2023 currently is 31.
Go here to read the number of interior line of duty deaths for 2023.
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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