United States Fire Administration
27 May 2025
The United States Fire Administration has announced the death of Lieutenant Mark Dranbauer, Jr., 44, of the Baltimore City Fire Department on 17 May 2025.
On May 12, 2025, while on an aerial ladder working a rowhome fire, Lieutenant Mark Dranbauer, Jr. suffered a medical emergency. He fell down the ladder and was quickly rescued by other firefighters. Lieutenant Dranbauer was then taken to a hospital in critical condition where he passed away on May 17, 2025. The cause of death has yet to be determined.
Age: 44
Rank: Lieutenant
Classification: Career
Incident date: May 12, 2025 7:00 PM
Date of death: May 17, 2025
Cause of fatal injury: Stress/Overexertion
Nature of fatal injury: Cardiovascular Event/Heart Attack
Activity type: Search and Rescue
Emergency duty: Yes
Duty type: On-Scene Fire
Fixed property use: Residential
The number of on-duty deaths for 2025 is currently 35.
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 Baltimore City Fire Department/Facebook.
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