United States Fire Administration
9 April 2024
The United States Fire Administration has announced the death of Safety Officer John “Billy” W. Bunardzya, 73, of the Rostraver Central Volunteer Fire Department on 7 April 2024.
On Saturday, April 6, 2024, Safety Officer John “Billy” W. Bunardzya responded to trees down on the roadway. He assisted in cutting the debris and moving it off of the street. He then returned home. He went to bed and passed away in his sleep from an apparent heart attack.
Age: 73
Rank: Safety Officer
Classification: Volunteer
Incident date: April 6, 2024 2:12 p.m.
Date of death: April 7, 2024
Cause of fatal injury: Stress/Overexertion
Nature of fatal injury: Heart Attack
Activity type: Salvage and Overhaul
Emergency duty: Yes
Duty type: On-Scene Non-Fire
Fixed property use: Street/Road
The number of on-duty deaths for 2024 currently is 20.
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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