In memory of Forest Maintenance Supervisor David L. Warfel

Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Forestry · Harrisburg, PA

David L. Warfel, Forest Maintenance Supervisor of Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Forestry, a firefighter / EMS, died in the line of duty on May 29, 2025 in Harrisburg, PA.

Record

Rank: Forest Maintenance Supervisor
Department: Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Forestry
Location: Harrisburg, PA
End of watch: May 29, 2025
Nature of death: Cardiovascular Event/Heart Attack
Years of service: 25
Age: 57

Circumstances

Forest Maintenance Supervisor David L. Warfel led physically strenuous training exercises as part of the Wildland Fire Academy at Shippensburg University. He went to lunch and then went to his dorm to prepare for additional training sessions. Later that evening at approximately 6:00 p.m., Forest Maintenance Supervisor Warfel was found deceased by his roommate in his quarters from a cardiovascular event.

This record appears on the RESPONDin line-of-duty memorial wall, a public remembrance of first responders who died in the line of duty. Source: usfa import.