United States Fire Department
16 December 2024
The United States Fire Administration has announced the death of Captain George Turley, 58, of the Chattanooga Fire Department on 14 December 2024.
On Saturday, December 14, 2024, Captain George Turley was performing physical fitness activities while working at the fire station when he collapsed. Aid was immediately rendered by colleagues, and he was then transported to the local hospital where he was pronounced deceased a short time later. The cause of his death has yet to be determined.
Age: 58
Rank: Captain
Classification: Career
Incident date: Dec. 14, 2024 6:30 PM
Date of death: Dec. 14, 2024
Cause of fatal injury: Unknown
Nature of fatal injury: Unknown
Activity type: Fitness Activity
Emergency duty: No
Duty type: Other On-Duty
Fixed property use: Store/Office
The number of on-duty deaths for 2024 currently is 58.
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 Chattanooga Fire Department.
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