Burdett firefighter stricken while at a structure fire
United States Fire Administration
The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Firefighter Dale Jaynes, 72, of the Burdett Fire Department on October 1, 2019.
On Monday, September 16, 2019, Firefighter Dale Jaynes was working with his crew at a residential structure fire when he suffered a medical emergency. He was immediately taken to the hospital, where he passed away on Tuesday, October 1, 2019.
Tribute is being paid to Firefighter Jaynes at http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/
To date, 42 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.
