The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Senior Firefighter/Driver Engineer Charles Alan Ruffing, 53, of the Boise Fire Department.
Senior Firefighter/Driver Engineer Charles Ruffing, who had been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, was found deceased in Boise Fire Department Station 6 as a result of a suicide.
Tribute is being paid to Senior Firefighter/Driver Engineer Ruffing at http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/
To date, 19 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.
