The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Firefighter Timothy T. Peters, 46, of the Pine Grove Hose, Hook and Ladder Fire Co. No. 1 on April 30, 2015.
Peters responded to a medical assistance call with his fire company on the afternoon of April 30, 2015. Later that evening at 1930hrs, Peters was stricken by an apparent heart attack at his residence. Emergency responders were summoned and treated Peters then transported him to the hospital where he succumbed to his injury.
Tribute is being paid to Firefighter Timothy T. Peters at http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/
To date, 31 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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