Earlier: Philadelphia Battalion Chief Dies After On-Duty Medical Emergency
United States Fire Administration
27 February 2024
The United States Fire Administration has announced the death of Battalion Chief John Garrow, 60, of the Philadelphia Fire Department on 19 February 2024.
On Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024, Battalion Chief John Garrow suffered a medical emergency while on-duty. He was immediately transported to the Temple University Hospital. While in the hospital he suffered a cardiac arrest and was put on a ventilator. He passed away on Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, from complications suffered from the heart attack.
Age: 60
Rank: Battalion Chief
Classification: Career
Incident date: February 18, 2024 8:00 a.m.
Date of death: February 19, 2024
Cause of fatal injury: Stress/Overexertion
Nature of fatal injury: Heart Attack
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 2024 currently is 12.
Go here to read the number of interior line of duty deaths for 2024.
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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