United States Fire Administration
3 February 2025
The United States Fire Administration has announced the death of Captain Mark Eads, 62, of the Kings County Fire Department on 1 February 2025.
On Saturday, February 1, 2025, Captain Mark Eads responded to the scene of a residential fire. While at the incident, he suffered a medical emergency. He was immediately transported to the hospital where he was pronounced deceased. The cause of his death has yet to be determined.
Age: 62
Rank: Captain
Classification: Career
Incident date: Feb. 1, 2025 6:00 PM
Date of death: Feb. 1, 2025
Cause of fatal injury: Unknown
Nature of fatal injury: Unknown
Activity type: Advance Hose Lines/Fire Attack (includes Wildland)
Emergency duty: Yes
Duty type: On-Scene Fire
Fixed property use: Residential
The number of on-duty deaths for 2025 currently is 7.
Go here to read the number of interior line of duty deaths for 2025.
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.”
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