United States Fire Administration
4 March 2025
The United States Fire Administration has announced the death of Firefighter Terry Wayne Dykes, 58, of the Pinedale Volunteer Fire Department on 3 March 2025.
On Saturday, March 1, 2025, Firefighter Terry Wayne Dykes was at the scene of a grass fire when he fell from the top of a brush truck and suffered major head trauma. He was immediately transported to the hospital where he passed away on Monday, March 3, 2025, from the injuries he sustained in the fall.
Age: 58
Rank: Firefighter
Classification: Volunteer
Incident date: Mar. 1, 2025 6:00 PM
Date of death: Mar. 3, 2025
Cause of fatal injury: Fall
Nature of fatal injury: Trauma
Activity type: Advance Hose Lines/Fire Attack (includes Wildland)
Emergency duty: Yes
Duty type: On-Scene Fire
Fixed property use: Outdoor Property
The number of on-duty deaths for 2025 currently is 13.
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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