Earlier: Calif. Captain Dies After On-Duty Medical Emergency
United States Fire Administration
31 October 2024
The United States Fire Administration has announced the death of Fire Captain Garret Miller, 44, of the Barstow Fire Protection District on 21 October 2024.
On Tuesday, October 8, 2024, Fire Captain Garret Miller was on duty at Fire Station 366 when he suffered a medical emergency. He was immediately transported to the hospital where he remained for two weeks until his passing from a cardiovascular event.
Age: 44
Rank: Fire Captain
Classification: Career
Incident date: Oct. 8, 2024 9:41 PM
Date of death: Oct. 21, 2024
Cause of fatal injury: Stress/Overexertion
Nature of fatal injury: Cardiovascular Event (Heart Attack)
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 50.
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 Barstow Professional Firefighters IAFF Local 2325/Facebook.
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