St. Lucie County Fire District Firefighter-Paramedic Austin Hodge Dies on Duty
Austin Hodge, a firefighter-paramedic with the St. Lucie County Fire District, died on duty on October 24.
West Palm Beach Fort Pierce, FL, October 26, 2026 —
Austin Hodge, a firefighter-paramedic with the St. Lucie County Fire District, died on duty on October 24, according to the information available for this report.
The circumstances of Hodge’s death were not provided. The year of the October 24 date, his age, and how long he had served with the district were also not specified. No information was provided about where the death occurred or whether Hodge was responding to an emergency at the time.
The available details do not include a statement from the St. Lucie County Fire District, Hodge’s family, or other officials. They also do not specify whether any agency is reviewing the circumstances. Without those details, the cause of death and any related events cannot be established from the information provided.
Hodge’s role as a firefighter-paramedic and his employment with the St. Lucie County Fire District are the only biographical details included in the summary. Further information about memorial arrangements, colleagues’ comments, or the district’s response was not provided and is not included here.
This report is limited to the stated facts: Hodge was a firefighter-paramedic with the St. Lucie County Fire District, and he died on duty on October 24. Additional details about the incident and its aftermath remain unavailable in the information supplied.
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