Boys Town chief collapsed after EMS call
United States Fire Administration
The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Chief John Sing, 67, of Boys Town Fire & Rescue on November 11, 2019.
On Monday, November 11, 2019, at approximately 0200hrs, Chief John Sing responded to an EMS call. When he returned to the station, he collapsed and was immediately taken to the hospital where he passed away from an apparent heart attack.
Tribute is being paid to Chief Sing at http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/
To date, 50 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2019. 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.
