We regret to advise you that 54-year-old Dennis J. Cauthen, Fire Chief with the Elgin Volunteer Fire Department with more than 31-years of fire service in Lancaster County died in the Line of Duty this morning. The volunteer fire department had just returned from the fire when Chief Cauthen began feeling sick when the crews got back to the station and collapsed. His fellow firefighters called for paramedics and began to give him medical attention.
He was rushed to Springs Memorial Hospital where he died around 8 a.m.
Chief Dennis Cauthen is survived by his mother and father. He and his wife, Teresa, had three children and four grandchildren.
Cauthen well-rooted in the Lancaster community. Cauthen and his wife own and operate the Williams Flooring store on Main Street in Lancaster.
At this time the exact funeral arrangements have not been set. Further information will be released as it is made available to us. RIP.
