United States Fire Administration
23 January 2024
The United States Fire Administration has announced the death of Firefighter Daniel S. DeWolf, 52, of the Fairville Volunteer Fire Department on 21 January 2024.
On Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024, Firefighter Daniel S. DeWolf responded to the scene of a chimney fire. While attempting to establish a water supply line, he collapsed. EMS on scene immediately initiated CPR. Firefighter DeWolf was then transported to the local hospital where he was pronounced deceased. The cause of his death has yet to be determined. Firefighter DeWolf was past chief of the Fairville Volunteer Fire Department from 2015 to 2016.
Age: 52
Rank: Firefighter
Classification: Volunteer
Incident date: January 21, 2024 7:24 p.m.
Date of death: January 21, 2024
Cause of fatal injury: Unknown
Nature of fatal injury: Unknown
Activity type: Setup
Emergency duty: Yes
Duty type: On-Scene Fire
Fixed property use: Residential
The number of on-duty deaths for 2024 currently is 3.
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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