United States Fire Administration
22 June 2023
The United States Fire Administration has announced the death of Firefighter Brian Joseph Letrent, 34, of Bayville Volunteer Fire Company No.4 on 21 June 2023.
On Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at 6:30 p.m., Firefighter Brian Joseph Letrent participated in a fire-department mandated full-scale drill/exercise. On Wednesday, June 21, 2023, while returning home from his job, he suffered a cardiac emergency and was immediately transported to the Bayshore Medical Center where he passed away a short time later.
Age: 34
Rank: Firefighter
Classification: Volunteer
Incident date: June 20, 2023 6:30 p.m.
Date of death: June 21, 2023
Cause of fatal injury: Stress/Overexertion
Nature of fatal injury: Heart Attack
Activity type: Fitness Activity
Emergency duty: No
Duty type: Training
Fixed property use: Store/Office
The number of on-duty deaths for 2023 currently is 34.
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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