United States Fire Administration
10 September 2026
EMMITSBURG, Md. — The United States Fire Administration (USFA) has announced the on-duty death of Firefighter Eric Phillips, 44, of the Raymond Fire Department on 4 September 2026.
Firefighter Eric Phillips suffered a medical emergency while at the scene of a fire alarm activation. Other first responders administered life-saving measures to Firefighter Phillips and transported him to a hospital where he was later pronounced deceased.
Age: 44
Rank: Firefighter
Classification: Paid-on-Call
Incident date: Sep. 4, 2026 7:39 PM
Date of death: Sep. 4, 2026
Cause of fatal injury: Unknown
Nature of fatal injury: Unknown
Activity type: Other
Emergency duty: Yes
Duty type: On-Scene Fire
Fixed property use: Industry
The number of on-duty deaths for 2026 is currently 61.
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 WMUR TV/YouTube.
Data Not Drama 