United States Fire Administration
1 May 2025
The United States Fire Administration has announced the death of Firefighter Charles Shaw, 78, of the Taylor County Fire Department on 20 April 2025.
While responding in his personal vehicle to an emergency call of a motor vehicle accident, Firefighter Charles Shaw was involved in a vehicle accident and sustained injuries. Five days later, Firefighter Shaw collapsed and passed away at home. An autopsy determined that Firefighter Shaw’s death was related to the injuries he sustained in the vehicle accident. In addition to being an active volunteer firefighter for Taylor County Fire Department, Firefighter Shaw was retired from serving many years as the Chief of Campbellsville-Taylor County Rescue.
Age: 78
Rank: Firefighter
Classification: Volunteer
Incident date: Apr. 15, 2025 2:00 PM
Date of death: Apr. 20, 2025
Cause of fatal injury: Vehicle Collision – Includes Aircraft
Nature of fatal injury: Trauma
Activity type: Driving/Riding Personal Vehicle
Emergency duty: Yes
Duty type: Responding
Fixed property use: Street/Road
The number of on-duty deaths for 2025 is currently 29.
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 is courtesy of the Campbellsville Fire Department.
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