U.S. Fire Administration Firefighter Fatality Notification - Brooklyn, NY

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The United States Fire Administration (USFA) has received notice of the following firefighter fatality:

 

Name:  Paul Warhola

 

Rank:  Firefighter

 

Age:  47

 

Gender:  Male

 

Status:  Career

 

Years of Service: 15

 

Date of Incident:  08/12/2009

 

Time of Incident:  1530hrs

 

Date of Death:  08/14/2009

 

Fire Department:  Fire Department City of New York

 

Address: 9 Metro Tech Center, Brooklyn, New York 11201

 

Fire Department Chief: Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta

 

Incident Description:  Firefighter Warhola, who was driving the fire engine, responded with other members of Engine 221 to a fire alarm activation in Brooklyn, New York, on August 12, 2009.  Upon arrival, Firefighter Warhola checked for a working fire hydrant outside the structure while other firefighters entered the building to investigate.  When the other firefighters returned to the street, Firefighter Warhola was experiencing dizziness and had difficulty breathing.  As a result, he was provided medical treatment and was transported back to the firehouse.  After examining Firefighter Warhola at the firehouse, paramedics recognized his symptoms as possibly stroke-related and transported him to the hospital.  Firefighter Warhola’s condition worsened, however, and he passed away at the hospital on August 14, 2009.

 

Incident Location:  164 Kent Ave. in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

 

Funeral Arrangements:  Pending

 

Memorial Fund Contact and Address:  Pending

 

Tribute is being paid to Firefighter Paul Warhola at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/

 

To date, 62 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2009; 60 from incidents that occurred in 2009 and two from a previous year incident.  Year-to-date monthly and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online @ http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/statistics/ff_stats.shtm

 

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