United States Fire Administration
6 August 2024
The United States Fire Administration has announced the death of Firefighter Ty Voth, 27, of the Wichita Fire Department on 1 August 2024.
On Thursday, August 1, 2024, Firefighter Ty Voth, while at the scene of a house fire, collapsed. He was immediately taken to the local hospital where he passed away. The cause of his death has yet to be determined.
Age: 27
Rank: Firefighter
Classification: Career
Incident date: Aug. 1, 2024 3:22 PM
Date of death: Aug. 1, 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: Residential
The number of on-duty deaths for 2024 currently is 33.
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 the Wichita Eagle.
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