United States Fire Administration
25 October 2023
The United States Fire Administration has announced the death of Captain Adam Wayne, 38, of Hurlburt Field, Fire & Emergency Services on 5 October 2023.
On Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, during his 48-hour shift, Captain Adam Wayne Hart was found unresponsive on the floor inside his bunkroom. CPR was immediately performed by fire department and medical personnel, to no avail. Approximately one hour later, he was declared deceased. The cause of his death has yet to be determined.
Age: 38
Rank: Captain
Classification: Career
Incident date: October 5, 2023 6:30 a.m.
Date of death: October 5, 2023
Cause of fatal injury: Unknown
Nature of fatal injury: Unknown
Activity type: In-Station Duties
Emergency duty: No
Duty type: Other On-Duty
Fixed property use: Store/Office
The number of on-duty deaths for 2023 currently is 62.
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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