United States Fire Administration
26 November 2024
The United States Fire Administration has announced the death of Assistant Chief Stephen Michael Pavetti, 58, of Kiski Township Fire Department No.1 on 21 November 2024.
On Wednesday, November 20, 2024, starting at 5:33 pm., Assistant Chief Stephen Michael Pavetti responded to multiple calls for trees and wires down, with the last call at 8:03 p.m. After the calls were completed, Assistant Chief Pavetti and others from the department returned to the station, cleaned the apparatus, and put it back in service. They then had dinner together at the station. At approximately 3:30 p.m. the next day, Thursday, November 21, 2024, Assistant Chief Pavetti was found unresponsive at his home where he was pronounced deceased from a cardiac event.
Age: 58
Rank: 3rd Assistant Chief
Classification: Volunteer
Incident date: Nov. 20, 2024 5:33 PM
Date of death: Nov. 21, 2024
Cause of fatal injury: Stress/Overexertion
Nature of fatal injury: Cardiovascular Event (Heart Attack)
Activity type: Other
Emergency duty: Yes
Duty type: On-Scene Non-Fire
Fixed property use: Outdoor Property
The number of on-duty deaths for 2024 currently is 54.
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 Facebook.
Data Not Drama 