Greg Gatzke

Greg Gatzke.

A firefighter from the Penrose Fire Department died Wednesday in a work-related accident on Fort Carson, according to officials.

Greg Gatzke, an assistant fire chief for the Penrose Fire Department, about 40 miles south of Colorado Springs, died while working a contract job, Fort Carson spokeswoman Brandy Gill said.

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Posted by Fort Carson Fire and Emergency Services on Thursday, April 1, 2021

"We are saddened by the recent death of Mr. Greg Gatzke, a long-time friend and respected employee of the Fort Carson Army Field Support Battalion, Akima Support Operations," Col. Nate Springer, Fort Carson garrison commander, said in a new release. "Greg had a close relationship with the Fort Carson Fire Department and the U.S. Army Garrison. He will be greatly missed."

The incident will be investigated independently by several agencies, Springer said.

No other details about Gatzke's death were released "due to the ongoing nature of the investigations." 

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