United States Fire Administration
21 November 2024
The United States Fire Administration has announced the death of Battalion Chief John Walsh, 60, of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire on 20 November 2024.
On Wednesday, November 20, 2024, Battalion Chief John Walsh was in command of a house fire when he collapsed. He was immediately transported to the hospital where he passed away. The cause of his death has yet to be determined.
Age: 60
Rank: Battalion Chief
Classification: Career
Incident date: Nov. 20, 2024
Date of death: Nov. 20, 2024
Cause of fatal injury: Unknown
Nature of fatal injury: Unknown
Activity type: Incident Command
Emergency duty: Yes
Duty type: On-Scene Fire
Fixed property use: Residential
The number of on-duty deaths for 2024 currently is 53.
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 Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire/Facebook.
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