United States Fire Administration
5 March 2025
The United States Fire Administration has announced the death of Acting Chief Michael Windsay, 51, of the New Orleans Fire Department on 3 March 2025.
While on duty at New Orleans Fire Department’s Fifth District Headquarters, Acting Chief Michael Windsay was found unresponsive. He was transported to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced deceased. The cause of death has yet to be determined.
Age: 51
Rank: Acting Chief
Classification: Career
Incident date: Mar. 3, 2025 6:00 AM
Date of death: Mar. 3, 2025
Cause of fatal injury: Unknown
Nature of fatal injury: Unknown
Activity type: In-Station Duties
Emergency duty: No
Duty type: Other On-Duty
Fixed property use: N/A
The number of on-duty deaths for 2025 currently is 14.
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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