United States Fire Administration
6 October 2023
The United States Fire Administration has announced the death of Battalion Chief Earl Dyer, 65, of the Richmond Fire Department on 5 October 2023.
On Oct. 5, 2023, Battalion Chief Earl Dyer suffered a medical emergency while working his shift. Battalion Chief Dyer was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased a brief time later.
Age: 65
Rank: Battalion Chief
Classification: Career
Incident date: October 5, 2023 8:25 a.m.
Date of death: October 5, 2023
Cause of fatal injury: Unknown
Nature of fatal injury: Unknown
Activity type: Other
Emergency duty: No
Duty type: Other On-Duty
Fixed property use: Store/Office
The number of on-duty deaths for 2023 currently is 61.
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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