It is with
profound sadness that the Fire/EMS Department has suffered another on-duty
death within our agency. John Burns was the Assistant Chief and President
of the Kentland Volunteer Fire Department, as well as a Public Safety Communications
Fire Dispatcher. John suffered a medical emergency while on duty at
Station 833 on Sunday night, and his medical condition quickly
deteriorated. Unfortunately, and after several hours of expert medical
care, he was declared deceased at Baltimore Shock Trauma in the early morning
hours yesterday.
Every loss of
life in the fire service is difficult to absorb and hits home for all of us,
and this is why we will stand beside the Kentland VFD and the Burns family
during these difficult times. To honor the service that Assistant
Chief/President Burns has provided to the citizens and visitors of Prince
George’s County, I am hereby asking for all County flags to be lowered to
half-staff at all Fire/EMS Department stations. The Prince George’s County flags
will remain at half-staff from dusk today through dawn of the day after his
funeral.
Funeral plans
have not yet been determined, and additional details will be provided at they
become available. Please keep the Burns family, the Kentland VFD, and our
extended family at PSC in your thoughts and prayers.
Benjamin Barksdale, MS, EFO, CFO
Fire Chief
Prince George's County Fire/EMS Dept.
9201 Basil Ct., Suite 452
Largo MD, 20785
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