The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official line of duty death of Firefighter David Sullivan, 70 of the Otis Fire Department on July 25, 2010.
Firefighter Sullivan worked at the scene of a structure fire on July 24th at approximately 1500hrs, clearing the scene and returning home several hours later. The following day near his home, Sullivan complained to others that he was not feeling well and retired to his residence where he was later discovered having passed away from a cause still to be determined.
To date, 47 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2010; 45 from incidents that occurred in 2010 and 2 from previous year incidents. Year-to-date monthly and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/statistics/ff_stats....