United States Fire Administration
21 July 2025
The United States Fire Administration has announced the death of Assistant Chief Jason McGlone, 51, of the East Branch Fire Department on 17 July 2025.
Assistant Chief Jason McGlone arrived at the scene of a crash involving a motor vehicle and a utility pole at approximately 9:30 p.m. on July 17, 2025. Shortly after arriving, Assistant Chief McGlone repositioned the pumper rescue truck he was driving to distance his vehicle from sagging electrical wires. However, he was unaware that the wires had become entangled with the apparatus and were in contact with the vehicle’s roof. Assistant Chief McGlone was electrocuted when he exited the rescue pumper. Personnel on-scene immediately began attempts to resuscitate Assistant Chief McGlone with CPR and the use of an automatic external defibrillator (AED). Despite these efforts, Assistant Chief McGlone could not be revived and was pronounced deceased.
Age: 51
Rank: Assistant Chief
Classification: Volunteer
Incident date: July 17, 2025 9:30 PM
Date of death: July 17, 2025
Cause of fatal injury: Contact With
Nature of fatal injury: Electrocution
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 is currently 47.
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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