The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Firefighter Ronnie W. Peek, 49, of the Garden City Fire Department on January 22, 2015.
Firefighter Peek fell ill while participating in fire department mandated air management training. He was subsequently transported to the hospital where he suffered a heart attack and passed away.
Tribute is being paid to Firefighter Ronnie W. Peek at http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/
To date, three 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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