Howard Lake chief suffered a heart attack
United States Fire Administration
The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Chief Daryl “Taddy” Drusch, 49, of the Howard Lake Fire Department on January 13, 2020.
On Sunday, January 12, 2020, late in the evening, Chief Daryl “Taddy” Drusch responded to an EMS call for a car submerged in ice. Early Monday morning, January 13, 2020, he suffered an apparent heart attack at his home and was rushed to the hospital where he passed away.
Tribute is being paid to Chief Drusch at http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/
To date, five firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2020. Year-to-date and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online at https://www.usfa.fema.gov/data/statistics/ff_fatality_reports.html
Fatality status is provisional and may change as USFA contacts State Fire Marshals to verify fatality incident information.
