To date, 54 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2018.
The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Firefighter Zachary J. Fazekas, 19, of New Hyde Park (NY) Fire Department on July 4, 2018.
While driving to an EMS training class, Firefighter Zachary Fazekas was involved in a single-vehicle accident and ejected from his motorcycle. Fazekas was pronounced dead at the scene from the injuries he sustained in the accident.
Tribute is being paid to Firefighter Fazekas at http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/
To date, 54 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2018. 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
