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Thursday, February 03, 2011

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.