Christopher "Brownie" E. Brown
Captain
Northwood Fire Rescue
Northwood, New Hampshire
Age: 42
Sex: Male
Classification: Paid-on-Call
Years of service: 24
Date of incident: Aug. 18, 2025
Date of death: Aug. 19, 2025
On the evening of August 18, 2025, Captain Christopher Brown participated in forcible entry training with Northwood Fire Rescue. At 3:12 p.m. on August 19, 2025, Captain Brown called the fire station to report that he was in severe back pain and requested an ambulance. Captain Brown was transported to a local hospital where his condition worsened rapidly. Although CPR and other lifesaving measures were initiated, Captain Brown was pronounced deceased. The cause of death has yet to be determined.
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