Firefighter Fatality

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

Name: Ronald Dwane Ruprecht

Rank: Lieutenant

Age: 51

Gender: Male

Status: Volunteer

Years of Service: 16

Date of Incident: 06/10/2011

Time of Incident: 1200hrs

Date of Death: 06/11/2011

Fire Department: Stone Lake Fire Department

Address: PO Box 41, N6070 Stone Lake RD, Stone Lake, WI 54876

Fire Department Chief: Jim Rhea

Incident Description: Lieutenant Ruprecht responded to a false alarm call at approximately 1200hrs.  The following morning, he was found by family members having passed away during the night.

Incident Location: Pending

Funeral Arrangements: June, 2011

Memorial Fund Contact and Address: Pending.

Tribute is being paid to Lieutenant Ronald Dwane Ruprecht at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/.

To date, 56 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2011; 51 from incidents that occurred in 2011 and five from previous years’ incidents.  Year-to-date monthly and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online @ http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/statistics/ff_stats.shtm.