United States Fire Administration
2 April 2025
The United States Fire Administration has announced the death of Firefighter Lori Boelkes, 56, of the Warrens Area Fire District on 27 February 2025.
Firefighter Lori Boelkes responded to a motor vehicle crash on February 14, 2025, at 1:36 p.m. as the driver of Tender 1. Firefighter Boelkes cleared the scene at 1:47 p.m. and returned to the station. While driving home from the station, Firefighter Boelkes became ill. Her husband took her to Tomah Hospital where it was determined she had a stroke. Firefighter Boelkes was transferred to Marshfield Medical Center where she passed away on February 27, 2025.
Age: 56
Rank: Firefighter
Classification: Paid-on-Call
Incident date: Feb. 14, 2025 1:36 PM
Date of death: Feb. 27, 2025
Cause of fatal injury: Stress/Overexertion
Nature of fatal injury: Cerebrovascular Accident
Activity type: Driving/Operating Vehicle/Apparatus
Emergency duty: Yes
Duty type: On-Scene Non-Fire
Fixed property use: Street/Road
The number of on-duty deaths for 2025 currently is 22.
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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