United States Fire Administration
26 June 2023
The United States Fire Administration has announced the death of Firefighter/Medical First Responder William “Bill” John McCale, 50, of the Vermilion Township Fire & Rescue Department on 10 June 2023.
On Monday, June 5, 2023, Firefighter/Medical First Responder William “Bill” John McCale was attending training and pulled a 5-inch large-diameter hose from the hose bed to connect to the intake when he was found by a fellow firefighter at the pump panel. Medics immediately assisted Firefighter/Medical First Responder McCale to the back of the ambulance. He was transported to Mercy Regional Medical Center where he was treated and released on Thursday, June 8, 2023.
On Saturday, June 10, 2023, Firefighter/Medical First Responder McCale was discovered in his backyard on the ground by his wife. He was immediately transported back to Mercy Regional Medical Center where he passed away a short time later from an apparent heart attack.
Age: 50
Rank: Firefighter/Medical First Responder
Classification: Volunteer
Incident date: June 5, 2023 7:20 p.m.
Date of death: June 10, 2023
Cause of fatal injury: Stress/Overexertion
Nature of fatal injury: Heart Attack
Activity type: Pump Operations
Emergency duty: No
Duty type: Training
Fixed property use: Store/Office
The number of on-duty deaths for 2023 currently is 32.
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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