The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Deputy Chief Thomas J. Kolarick, 59, of the Keasbey Protection Fire Company No.1 on November 11, 2015.
Deputy Chief Kolarick returned to the firehouse after a fire alarm response. Inside of the firehouse, Kolarick suffered a medical emergency and collapsed. He was subsequently transported to a local hospital where he remained hospitalized until the time of his passing.
Tribute is being paid to Deputy Chief Thomas J. Kolarick at http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/
To date, 72 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/
Fatality status is provisional and may change as USFA contacts State Fire Marshals to verify fatality incident information
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