United States Fire Administration
15 June 2026
EMMITSBURG, Md. — The United States Fire Administration (USFA) has announced the on-duty death of Lieutenant Isai Huerta, 29, of Odessa Fire Rescue on 14 June 2026.
Lieutenant Isai Huerta responded with Odessa Fire Rescue to a residential trailer fire. While firefighters were operating on scene, conditions deteriorated rapidly, and Lieutenant Huerta sustained injuries. Lieutenant Huerta was transported to a medical center where he was later pronounced deceased. Five other firefighters who sustained non-life-threating injuries during the incident were treated at a hospital and released.
Age: 29
Rank: Lieutenant
Classification: Career
Incident date: June 14, 2026 4:59 PM
Date of death: June 14, 2026
Cause of fatal injury: Unknown
Nature of fatal injury: Unknown
Activity type: Advance Hose Lines/Fire Attack (includes Wildland)
Emergency duty: Yes
Duty type: On-Scene Fire
Fixed property use: Residential
The number of on-duty deaths for 2026 is currently 34.
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.”
Photo courtesy of Odessa city government.
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