United States Fire Administration
28 June 2023
The United States Fire Administration has announced the death of Firefighter Brice C. Trossbach, 25, of Naval District Washington Fire Department-NAS Patuxent River on 27 June 2023.
On Tuesday, June 27, 2023, firefighters from the Naval Air Station Patuxent River responded to a mutual aid call at a residential fire located on Deer Wood Park Drive in Leonardtown, MD. Firefighter Brice C. Trossbach, while fighting the fire on the first floor, fell into the basement. He was rescued and immediately rushed to the hospital where he passed away from the injuries he sustained in the accident. Firefighter Trossbach was also a volunteer firefighter with the Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department and the Bay District Volunteer Fire Department.
Age: 25
Rank: Firefighter
Classification: Career
Incident date: June 27, 2023 4:00 a.m.
Date of death: June 27, 2023
Cause of fatal injury: Fall
Nature of fatal injury: Trauma
Activity type: Advance Hose Lines/Fire Attack (includes Wildland)
Emergency duty: Yes
Duty type: On-Scene Fire
Fixed property use: Residential
The number of on-duty deaths for 2023 currently is 38.
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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