United States Fire Administration
29 January 2024
The United States Fire Administration has announced the death of Firefighter/EMT Robert “Bobby” Douglas Lewis, Jr., 40, of the Vonore Fire Department on 25 January.
On Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, Firefighter/EMT Robert “Bobby” Douglas Lewis, Jr. responded to an EMS call at a residence. The next morning, Jan. 25, 2024, he collapsed at home. He was immediately rushed to the hospital where he passed away from an apparent heart attack.
Age: 40
Rank: Firefighter/EMT
Classification: Career
Incident date: January 24, 2024 7:19 p.m.
Date of death: January 25, 2024
Cause of fatal injury: Stress/Overexertion
Nature of fatal injury: Heart Attack
Activity type: EMS/Patient Care
Emergency duty: Yes
Duty type: On-Scene Non-Fire
Fixed property use: Residential
The number of on-duty deaths for 2024 currently is 4.
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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