The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Firefighter/Paramedic Daniel V. Capuano, 42, of the Chicago Fire Department on December 14, 2015.
Firefighter/Paramedic Capuano died from injuries sustained in a fall down an elevator shaft while operating with fire crews in heavy smoke conditions inside of a burning warehouse building. Capuano was quickly removed from the building and into a waiting ambulance then taken to Christ Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. The cause of the fatal fire incident remains under investigation by local and state authorities.
Tribute is being paid to Firefighter/Paramedic Daniel Capuano at http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/
To date, 80 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2015. Year-to-date and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online at http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/fatalityData/statistics
Fatality status is provisional and may change as USFA contacts State Fire Marshals to verify fatality incident information
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