United States Fire Administration
23 December 2025
The United States Fire Administration has announced the death of Firefighter-EMT Linzie Scott Collins, 50, of Richland Fire – EMS on 16 November 2025.
On November 15, 2025, Firefighter-EMT Linzie Scott Collins was on duty from 10:00 a.m. until 6 p.m. During this shift, Firefighter-EMT Collins responded to two calls. The following day at 1:15 a.m., the wife of Firefighter-EMT Collins found him in distress. Firefighter-EMT Collins stopped breathing and CPR was performed. Firefighter-EMT Collins was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased at 3:24 a.m.
Age: 50
Rank: Firefighter-EMT
Classification: Part-Time (Paid)
Incident date: Nov. 15, 2025
Date of death: Nov. 16, 2025
Cause of fatal injury:
Nature of fatal injury:
Activity type: EMS/Patient Care
Emergency duty: No
Duty type: On-Scene Non-Fire
Fixed property use:
The number of on-duty deaths for 2025 is currently 76.
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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