{"id":220134,"date":"2026-04-06T04:11:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T04:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/220134\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T04:11:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T04:11:08","slug":"florida-firefighter-dies-on-duty-at-airport-parking-garage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/220134\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida firefighter dies on duty at airport parking garage"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTwo government agencies are mourning the loss of a colleague.The Broward County Sheriff\u2019s Office announced Sunday that Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue firefighter and paramedic Steven Lepselter, 54, died Sunday morning while on duty.The sheriff\u2019s office said around 6:55 a.m., deputies and fire rescue personnel responded to a medical call inside the Palm Garage at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 NewsWhen they arrived, they found Lepselter unresponsive on the ground. Fire Rescue transported Lepselter to Broward Health Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.According to the sheriff\u2019s office, Lepselter was ending his fire watch at the airport and preparing to head his regular shift in Weston, when he was found unresponsive in the parking garage.\u201cThis loss of Firefighter\/Paramedic Lepselter is deeply felt across our entire organization. Moments like this affect each of us in different ways,\u201d Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony said in a statement on Sunday night. \u201cThroughout his career, he exemplified the values of BSO, consistently putting the needs of the community and his fellow team members above all else. He will be remembered not only for his commitment to the mission, but also for the lasting impact he had on those who had the privilege of working alongside him.\u201dGet the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.According to the sheriff\u2019s office, Lepselter served Broward County for more than 19 years. During his fire rescue career, he worked in airport, seaport, hazardous materials (HazMat), air rescue and the training division.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\tFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Two government agencies are mourning the loss of a colleague.<\/p>\n

The Broward County Sheriff\u2019s Office announced Sunday that Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue firefighter and paramedic Steven Lepselter, 54, died Sunday morning while on duty.<\/p>\n

The sheriff\u2019s office said around 6:55 a.m., deputies and fire rescue personnel responded to a medical call inside the Palm Garage at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.<\/p>\n

Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 News<\/a><\/p>\n

When they arrived, they found Lepselter unresponsive on the ground. Fire Rescue transported Lepselter to Broward Health Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tBroward County Sheriff Fire Rescue\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSteven Lepselter<\/p>\n

According to the sheriff\u2019s office, Lepselter was ending his fire watch at the airport and preparing to head his regular shift in Weston, when he was found unresponsive in the parking garage.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis loss of Firefighter\/Paramedic Lepselter is deeply felt across our entire organization. Moments like this affect each of us in different ways,\u201d Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony said in a statement on Sunday night. \u201cThroughout his career, he exemplified the values of BSO, consistently putting the needs of the community and his fellow team members above all else. He will be remembered not only for his commitment to the mission, but also for the lasting impact he had on those who had the privilege of working alongside him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

According to the sheriff\u2019s office, Lepselter served Broward County for more than 19 years. During his fire rescue career, he worked in airport, seaport, hazardous materials (HazMat), air rescue and the training division. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two government agencies are mourning the loss of a colleague.The Broward County Sheriff\u2019s Office announced Sunday that Broward…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":220135,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[99809,5337,249,251,250],"class_list":["post-220134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-lauderdale","tag-broward-county-firefighter-dies-on-duty-at-fort-lauderdale-hollywood-international-airport","tag-content","tag-fort-lauderdale","tag-fort-lauderdale-headlines","tag-fort-lauderdale-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220134","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=220134"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220134\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/220135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=220134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=220134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=220134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}