Boise (ID) Firefighter Found Dead in Station

The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Senior Firefighter/Driver Engineer Charles Alan Ruffing,  53, of the Boise Fire Department.

Senior Firefighter/Driver Engineer Charles Ruffing, who had been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, was found deceased in Boise Fire Department Station 6 as a result of a suicide.

Tribute is being paid to Senior Firefighter/Driver Engineer Ruffing at http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/

To date, 19 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2019.  Year-to-date and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online at https://www.usfa.fema.gov/data/statistics/ff_fatality_reports.html

Fatality status is provisional and may change as USFA contacts State Fire Marshals to verify fatality incident information.

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