United States Fire Administration
15 October 2024
The United States Fire Administration has announced the death of Firefighter Jason Gould, 46, of the Brockton Fire Department on 8 September 2024.
On Sunday, June 19, 2016, Firefighter Jason Gould was rescuing a woman from an apartment fire when his mask was knocked off. When his mask became dislodged, he took in a large amount of smoke and suffered lung damage. After his retirement in 2023, Firefighter Gould received two lung transplants. On Sunday, September 8, 2024, he passed away due to complications from another lung procedure, directly related to the incident that occurred in June of 2016.
Age: 46
Rank: Firefighter
Classification: Career
Incident date: June 19, 2016 3:55 AM
Date of death: Sep. 8, 2024
Cause of fatal injury: Exposure
Nature of fatal injury: Other
Activity type: Extrication
Emergency duty: Yes
Duty type: On-Scene Fire
Fixed property use: Residential
The number of on-duty deaths for 2024 currently is 47.
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 Russell & Pica Funeral Home.
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