United States Fire Administration
27 August 2024
The United States Fire Administration has announced the death of Firefighter Recruit William Cody Treatch, 26, of the Rural Metro Fire Department on 23 August 2024.
On Wednesday, August 14, 2024, Firefighter Recruit William Cody Treatch suffered a heat-related emergency during training at the fire academy. He was immediately transported to the Banner University Medical Center where his condition progressively worsened. He passed away on Friday, August 23, 2024.
Age: 26
Rank: Firefighter Recruit
Classification: Career
Incident date: Aug. 14, 2024 3:30 PM
Date of death: Aug. 23, 2024
Cause of fatal injury: Other
Nature of fatal injury: Heat Exhaustion
Activity type: Fitness Activity
Emergency duty: No
Duty type: Training
Fixed property use: Educational
The number of on-duty deaths for 2024 currently is 38.
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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