United States Fire Administration
4 September 2020
The United States Fire Administration has announced the death of Firefighter Steven Griffith, 55 of the Danville Volunteer Fire Department on 3 March 2025.
On March 1, 2025, Firefighter Steven Griffith responded with the Danville Volunteer Fire Department to assist EMS with forcible entry into a residence. Within 24 hours of this response, Firefighter Griffith suffered a cardiac event and was transported to a local hospital. He was later transferred to a medical center where he passed away on March 3, 2025.
Age: 66
Rank: Firefighter
Classification: Volunteer
Incident date: Mar. 1, 2025 11:02 PM
Date of death: Mar. 3, 2025
Cause of fatal injury: Stress/Overexertion
Nature of fatal injury: Cardiovascular Event/Heart Attack
Activity type: Forcible Entry
Emergency duty: Yes
Duty type: On-Scene Non-Fire
Fixed property use: Residential
The number of on-duty deaths for 2025 is currently 58.
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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