United States Fire Administration
7 December 2023
The United States Fire Administration has announced the death of Firefighter/Driver Richard “Rick” D. Miller, 69, of the Henderson County Fire Department on 1 December 2023.
On Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, Firefighter/Driver Richard “Rick” D. Miller responded to an alarm activation at a county school. Shortly after arriving home, he suffered a medical emergency. He was found unresponsive by his family. CPR was immediately performed, and he was transported to the hospital but could not be revived. He was pronounced deceased a short time later from an apparent heart attack.
Age: 69
Rank: Firefighter/Driver
Classification: Volunteer
Incident date: December 1, 2023 6:09 p.m.
Date of death: December 1, 2023
Cause of fatal injury: Stress/Overexertion
Nature of fatal injury: Heart Attack
Activity type: Other
Emergency duty: No
Duty type: On-Scene Non-Fire
Fixed property use: Educational
The number of on-duty deaths for 2023 currently is 81.
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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