USFA: Pennsylvania On-Duty Death

The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of First Captain Michael Godzak, 60, of the Rostraver Township Volunteer Fire Department on April 29, 2018.

While operating a fire engine as it returned to the station from a fire call, First Captain Michael Godzak died from a nature and cause of fatal injury still to be reported. 

Tribute is being paid to First Captain Godzak at http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/

To date, 34 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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