United States Fire Administration
28 June 2023
The United States Fire Administration has announced the death of Chief Hal Matthew Hanenkrath, 40, of the South Richland Fire Department on 27 June 2023.
On Tuesday, June 27, 2023, Chief Hal Matthew Hanenkrath was at the scene of a residential fire when he started experiencing shortness of breath and chest pains. He was immediately treated at the scene and was then rushed to the local hospital where he passed away a short time later from a pulmonary embolism.
Age: 40
Rank: Chief
Classification: Part-Time (Paid)
Incident date: June 27, 2023 1:21 p.m.
Date of death: June 27, 2023
Cause of fatal injury: Other
Nature of fatal injury: Other
Activity type: Incident Command
Emergency duty: Yes
Duty type: On-Scene Fire
Fixed property use: Residential
The number of on-duty deaths for 2023 currently is 37.
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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