USFA On-Duty Death: California

United States Fire Administration
24 September 2024

The United States Fire Administration has announced the death of Fire Engineer Timothy Hall, 59, of the West Sacramento Fire Department on 23 September 2024.

On Monday, September 23, 2024, Fire Engineer Timothy Hall suffered a medical emergency during a fire department training exercise. He was immediately transported to the hospital where he was pronounced deceased. Fire Engineer Hall was also a volunteer member of the Clarksburg Fire Protection District.

Age: 59
Rank: Fire Engineer
Classification: Career
Incident date: Sep. 23, 2024
Date of death: Sep. 23, 2024
Cause of fatal injury: Unknown
Nature of fatal injury: Unknown
Activity type: Fitness Activity
Emergency duty: No
Duty type: Training
Fixed property use: Educational

The number of on-duty deaths for 2024 currently is 43.

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 West Sacramento Fire Department/Facebook.

Published by Data Not Drama

Data Not Drama is writings that provide a point of critical thought about firefighter fatality data and education, line of duty deaths, and risk. The main focus is to encourage less risk aversion and better knowledge on the subject of firefighter fatalities in firefighters, fire departments, and fire service organizations.

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