Firefighter Stavinoha suffered a medical emergency
United States Fire Administration
The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Firefighter Kenneth Stavinoha, 36, of the Houston Fire Department on September 21, 2019.
While on duty at Houston Fire Department’s Station 27, Firefighter Kenneth Stavinoha suffered a medical emergency and did not survive. The cause of death is pending an autopsy.
Tribute is being paid to Firefighter Stavinoha at http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/
To date, 37 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.
