All,
We regret to pass on that in Chile yesterday afternoon, during firefighting operations being performed at a 3 alarm fire (yesterday, Thursday) near downtown Santiago, three members of the department were trapped after the second floor collapsed on them. A mayday was transmitted and all members nearby quickly extricated all three of the trapped members including Adjutant Firefighter Paul Valenzuela (36). Unfortunately, Firefighter Valenzuela received fatal injuries and became the 50th LODD of the department since its establishment in 1863.
STATEMENT:
The government declared official mourning in the Metropolitan Region for the death of volunteer firefighter Paul Valenzuela, who died on Thursday during a fire in the municipality of Santiago.
In a statement, the Ministry of the Interior stated that “yesterday, December 18, as a result of a collapse during a firefighting operation in the municipality of Santiago, firefighter Paul Cristoffer Valenzuela Muñoz, first assistant of the Sixth Company ”Salvadores y Guardia de Propiedad“ of the Santiago Fire Department, who had been a volunteer with the institution since 2017, sadly passed away.”
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Our condolences to our Brother Bombero, his family, the Firefighters and friends.
Rest In Peace.
BillyG
The Secret List 12/19/2025-1642 Hours
