United States Fire Administration
18 September 2025
The United States Fire Administration has announced the death of Firefighter/Paramedic Stephen Scott, 62, of the Houston Fire Department on 17 September 2025.
On September 14, 2025, Firefighter/Paramedic Stephen Scott suffered a medical emergency while transporting a patient to a local hospital. Firefighter/Paramedic Scott was admitted to the same hospital and subsequently transported by Life Flight to a medical center where, despite surgery and continued treatment, he passed away on September 17, 2025. The cause of death was reported to be a cardiovascular event.
Age: 62
Rank: Firefighter/Paramedic
Classification: Career
Incident date: Sep. 14, 2025 2:00 PM
Date of death: Sep. 17, 2025
Cause of fatal injury: Stress/Overexertion
Nature of fatal injury: Cardiovascular Event/Heart Attack
Activity type: EMS/Patient Care
Emergency duty: No
Duty type: Other On-Duty
Fixed property use: N/A
he number of on-duty deaths for 2025 is currently 63.
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 Houston Fire Department/Facebook.
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