Firefighter Fatality

The United States Fire Administration (USFA) has received notice of the following firefighter fatality:

Name: Steven F. Auch

Rank: Battalion Chief

Age: 56

Gender: Male

Status: Career

Years of Service: 33

Date of Incident: 02/01/2011

Time of Incident: 1547hrs

Date of Death: 02/01/2011

Fire Department: Indianapolis Fire Department

Address:

555 N New Jersey ST, Indianapolis, IN 46204

Fire Department Chief: Brian Sanford

Incident Description: Within several hours of finishing a duty shift at the department that included response to emergency incidents, Battalion Chief Auch passed away at home from a cause still to be determined.

Incident Location: Pending

Funeral Arrangements: Pending

Memorial Fund Contact and Address: Pending

Tribute is being paid to Battalion Chief Steven F. Auch at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/.

To date, 15 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2011; 13 from incidents that occurred in 2011 and two from a previous year’s incident.  Year-to-date monthly and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online @ http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/statistics/ff_stats.shtm.