United States Fire Administration
8 April 2025
The United States Fire Administration has announced the death of Fire Chief Garry Moore, 68, of the Whitewater Fire Protection District on 2 April 2025.
On April 2, 2025, Fire Chief Garry Moore responded to widespread tornado damage around Delta, Missouri. A short time later, Fire Chief Moore was found unconscious at the scene and later passed away.
Age: 68
Rank: Fire Chief
Classification: Volunteer
Incident date: Apr. 2, 2025 7:01 PM
Date of death: Apr. 2, 2025
Cause of fatal injury: Unknown
Nature of fatal injury: Unknown
Activity type: Other
Emergency duty: Yes
Duty type: On-Scene Non-Fire
Fixed property use: Outdoor Property
The number of on-duty deaths for 2025 currently is 19.
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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