Update (August 4, 2024): Wichita (KS) Chief Tammy Snow shared some details with reporters about the line-of-duty death of Firefighter Ty Voth.
According to the Wichita Eagle, Firefighter Voth responded responded with a crew on Engine 19 to a fire at a modular home in Haysville. Crews had extinguished fire in the roof area and members were in the process of redeploying their line. They got to the porch when Firefighter Voth reportedly succumbed to his injury. Medics provided aid and he was transported, but approximately 30 minutes later he was pronounced dead.
Update (August 2, 2024, 10 a.m.): The firefighter who fell in the line of duty has been identify as Firefighter Ty Voth, a five-year veteran of the Wichita (KS) Fire Department.
Update (8 p.m.): A Wichita (KS) firefighter has died in the line of duty after a house fire Thursday, according to reports.
The firefighter’s identity has not been released as of this writing. It is the first line-of-duty death for the department since 2010, the Wichita Eagle said.
Original report: A Wichita (KS) firefighter was reportedly unresponsive and transported to a hospital after a house fire on Thursday.
Firefighters responded at 2:55 p.m. on August 1, 2024, to a reported fire n the 8900 block of South Laura Street, according to the Wichita Eagle.
According to KWCH, the firefighter was critically injured in the fire.
KSNW reported that the firefighter was the only one injured in the incident. The fire was quickly controlled.
Few other details were available, including the identity of the injured firefighter. More details will follow.
