United States Fire Administration
26 January 2026
The United States Fire Administration has announced the death of Firefighter/EMT/Dispatcher Brittany Hathaway, 36, of the Cliff-Gila Fire Department.
On January 20, 2026, Firefighter/EMT/Dispatcher Brittany Hathaway suffered a medical emergency while responding to a medical call. Firefighter/EMT/Dispatcher Hathaway was transported to a local hospital where she passed away on January 22, 2026. The cause of death has yet to be determined.
Age: 36
Rank: Firefighter/EMT/Dispatcher
Classification: Volunteer
Incident date: Jan. 20, 2026 10:55 PM
Date of death: Jan. 22, 2026
Cause of fatal injury: Unknown
Nature of fatal injury: Unknown
Activity type: Responding
Emergency duty: Yes
Duty type: Responding
Fixed property use: Residential
The number of on-duty deaths for 2025 is currently 1 (3*).
Go here to read the number of interior line of duty deaths for 2026.
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.”
*Based on previous on-duty deaths listed by the USFA with similar activity types and cause and nature of death – and on the information available at the time of these deaths – two other firefighter fatalities should be listed but are not:
Tulsa Assistant Fire Marshal Dies During Shift
Detroit Firefighter Dies at Home After Shift
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