United States Fire Administration
17 September 2024
The United States Fire Administration has announced the death of Captain Thomas Patterson, 74, of the Louisburg Fire Department on 12 September 2024.
On September 12, 2024, Captain Thomas Patterson responded to two emergency calls. The first response was at 1:12 p.m. to a vehicle collision. The second response was at 2:30 p.m. to a fire alarm activation. After the responses, Captain Patterson returned home where, at approximately 3:25 p.m., he was found unresponsive and passed away.
Age: 74
Rank: Captain
Classification: Volunteer
Incident date: Sep. 12, 2024 2:30 PM
Date of death: Sep. 12, 2024
Cause of fatal injury: Unknown
Nature of fatal injury: Unknown
Activity type: Scene Safety
Emergency duty: Yes
Duty type: On-Scene Non-Fire
Fixed property use: Street/Road
The number of on-duty deaths for 2024 currently is 41.
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 Louisburg Fire Department/Facebook.
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