Firefighter Fatality

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

Name: Garet Rasmussen

Rank: Acting Battalion Chief

Age: 38

Gender: Male

Status: Career

Years of Service: 15

Date of Incident: 06/12/2011

Time of Incident: 0155hrs

Date of Death: 06/12/2011

Fire Department: Chelan County Fire District 1

Address: 206 Easy ST, Wenatchee, WA 98801-5979

Fire Department Chief: Mike Burnett

Fire Department Website: http://www.chelancountyfire.com/

Incident Description: Shortly after returning home from a motor vehicle accident response, Battalion Chief Rasmussen passed away from a cause still to be reported.

Incident Location: Pending

Funeral Arrangements: Pending

Memorial Fund Contact and Address: Pending

Tribute is being paid to Battalion Chief Garet Rasmussen at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/

To date, 40 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2011; 36 from incidents that occurred in 2011 and four from previous years’ incidents.  Year-to-date monthly and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online @ http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/statistics/ff_stats.shtm.