USFA: Pennsylvania On-Duty Death

The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Fire Police Officer Grant L. Froman, 55, of the Dover Township Volunteer Fire Department on June 6, 2018.

Fire Police Officer Grant L. Froman was performing maintenance on Service 9, the traffic control unit, when he passed away from an apparent heart attack. 

Tribute is being paid to Fire Police Officer Froman at http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/

To date, 41 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2018.  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.

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