United States Fire Administration
9 July 2025
The United States Fire Administration has announced the death of Firefighter Jeffrey Deschenes, 54, of the North Andover Fire Department on 29 May 2025.
On May 29, 2025, Firefighter Jeffrey Deschenes responded to multiple calls during his shift. After returning home later that evening, Firefighter Deschenes experienced chest pain and went to the emergency room at approximately 10:00 p.m. He suffered a heart attack that night while at the hospital. Medical professionals were unable to resuscitate him, and he was pronounced deceased.
Age: 54
Rank: FF/EMT EMS Coordinator
Classification: Career
Incident date: May 29, 2025 4:00 PM
Date of death: May 29, 2025
Cause of fatal injury: Stress/Overexertion
Nature of fatal injury: Cardiovascular Event/Heart Attack
Activity type: Support
Emergency duty: No
Duty type: On-Scene Non-Fire
Fixed property use: Street/Road
The number of on-duty deaths for 2025 is currently 39.
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.”
Photo courtesy of Kenneth H. Pollard Funeral Home.
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