United States Fire Administration
20 August 2024
The United States Fire Administration has announced the death of Firefighter Matthew Edward Forand, 45, of the New Bedford Fire Department on 15 August 2024.
On Wednesday, August 14, 2024, Firefighter Matthew Edward Forand was on duty at the fire station when he suffered a medical emergency and passed away during the night. The cause of his death has yet to be determined.
Age: 45
Rank: Firefighter
Classification: Career
Incident date: Aug. 14, 2024
Date of death: Aug. 15, 2024
Cause of fatal injury: Unknown
Nature of fatal injury: Unknown
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 36.
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 New Bedford Fire Department/Facebook
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