United States Fire Administration
22 July 2025
The United States Fire Administration has announced the death of Firefighter/Safety Officer Amie Lee, 61, of the Van Dyne Fire Department on 14 July 2025.
On July 1, 2025, Firefighter-Safety Officer Amie Lee was working in the fire station when she fell and suffered a serious knee injury. About two weeks later, Firefighter-Safety Officer Lee reported difficulty breathing while at home during the early morning hours of July 14. Emergency personnel provided care on the scene before transporting Firefighter-Safety Officer Lee to the hospital, where she was pronounced deceased. The suspected cause of death is pulmonary embolism caused by a blood clot from the knee injury sustained at the fire station.
Age: 61
Rank: Safety Officer, Firefighter and EMR
Classification: Volunteer
Incident date: July 1, 2025
Date of death: July 14, 2025
Cause of fatal injury: Fall
Nature of fatal injury: Trauma
Activity type: In-Station Duties
Emergency duty: No
Duty type: Other On-Duty
Fixed property use:
The number of on-duty deaths for 2025 is currently 45.
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 Fiss and Bills-Poklasny Funeral Home.
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