Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report: Assistant Chief Suffers Hearth Attack and Dies After Completing a Walk Test in Montana

摘要

On June 8, 2004, a 46-year-old male Assistant Chief (AC) suffered a heart attack and died at home after performing a U.S. Forest Service Work Capacity Test (WCT). Despite CPR and ALS performed by crew members and ambulance service personnel, the AC died. The United States Fire Administration notified NIOSH of this fatality on June 14, 2004. NIOSH contacted the affected Fire Department (FD) on September 7, 2004, to obtain further information and on September 8, 2004, to initiate the investigation. On September 27, 2004, a Safety and Occupational Health Specialist from the NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation Team traveled to Montana to conduct an on-site investigation of the incident.