United States Fire Administration
10 July 2024
The United States Fire Administration has announced the death of Captain Charles “Charlie” Parker, 74, of the Chittenden Volunteer Fire Department on 8 July 2024.
On Monday, July 8, 2024, Captain Charles “Charlie” Parker responded to a barn fire. After operating at the scene, he returned the tanker to the fire station. Captain Parker was found unresponsive by a fellow firefighter. Lifesaving efforts were immediately performed but were unsuccessful. The cause of death has yet to be determined.
Age: 74
Rank: Captain
Classification: Volunteer
Incident date: July 8, 2024 5:06 PM
Date of death: July 8, 2024
Cause of fatal injury: Unknown
Nature of fatal injury: Unknown
Activity type: Advance Hose Lines/Fire Attack (includes Wildland)
Emergency duty: Yes
Duty type: On-Scene Fire
Fixed property use: Outdoor Property
The number of on-duty deaths for 2024 currently is 30.
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.”
Photograph courtesy of Chittenden Volunteer Fire Department/Facebook.
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