United States Fire Administration
11 February 2025
The United States Fire Administration has announced the death of Firefighter/EMT-I Jacob Scott Kincaid, 37, of Richlands Fire-Rescue on 3 February 2025.
On Monday, February 3, 2025, Firefighter/EMT-I Jacob Scott Kincaid had just completed a mandatory paramedic class clinical. While on his way home, he was involved in a single motor vehicle accident and was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Age: 37
Rank: Firefighter/EMT-I
Classification: Career
Incident date: Feb. 3, 2025 8:00 PM
Date of death: Feb. 3, 2025
Cause of fatal injury: Vehicle Collision – Includes Aircraft
Nature of fatal injury: Trauma
Activity type: Driving/Riding Personal Vehicle
Emergency duty: No
Duty type: Training
Fixed property use: Educational
The number of on-duty deaths for 2025 currently is 9.
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.”
Photograph courtesy of Facebook.
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