United States Fire Administration
12 November 2024
Earlier: Houston Firefighter Dies After Mayday at Commercial Structure Fire
The United States Fire Administration has announced the death of Firefighter Marcelo Garcia, 42, of the Houston Fire Department on 6 November 2024.
On Wednesday, November 6, 2024, firefighters were at the scene of a commercial structure fire. At approximately 11:05 p.m. a mayday was transmitted for a wall collapse. Firefighter Marcelo Garcia and another firefighter were immediately rescued and transported to the Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center. Firefighter Garcia passed away from the injuries he sustained in the collapse. The other firefighter has since been released.
Age: 42
Rank: Firefighter
Classification: Career
Incident date: Nov. 6, 2024 11:05 PM
Date of death: Nov. 6, 2024
Cause of fatal injury: Collapse
Nature of fatal injury: Crushed
Activity type: Advance Hose Lines/Fire Attack (includes Wildland)
Emergency duty: Yes
Duty type: On-Scene Fire
Fixed property use: Manufacturing
The number of on-duty deaths for 2024 currently is 52.
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 Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association, IAFF Local 341/X.
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