Line of Duty Deaths Database

Kylon A. Duttlinger
Name
Kylon A. Duttlinger
Local
L0301, Burlington
Gender
Male
Age
51
District
02
Occupation
Fire Fighter
Type of Duty
Fire Suppression
Fatal Injury Cause
Contact/Exposure - Contact/Exposure: Insufficient Info.
Nature of Fatal Injury
Cancer - Other
Date of Death
3/23/2023
Year Placed On Wall
2024
Multiple Line of Duty Incident
No information available
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Website Comments
It is with deepest regret and sorrow that we report the line-of-duty death of Firefighter and Union President Ky Duttlinger, IAFF 2nd District Local 301, Burlington, Iowa. Brother Duttlinger, 51, passed away on March 23, 2023 after succumbing to an occupational cancer.

A Remembrance Service will be held at 11 a.m. on Sat., April 1, 2023, at Burlington High School's Carl Johanssen Gymnasium, 1429 West Ave., Burlington, IA 52601; phone: (319)753-6791. Fire Service Funeral Honors will be rendered. Any uniformed personnel should gather at BHS at 10 a.m.. A private burial will be in Bailey Cemetery in Keswick, IA at a later date.

Expressions of sympathy or condolences for the local or the family can be sent to IAFF Local 301, 418 Valley St., Burlington, IA 52601-5515.
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Biographical Comments
Kylon Andrew Duttlinger, 51, of Burlington, died after a job related cancer, Thursday, March 23, 2023, surrounded by his fire service family.

Ky served as a Fire Fighter for 31 years. He was on the volunteer fire department in Riverdale before joining the Burlington Fire Department.
Ky loved being outdoors. He was an avid outdoorsman; fishing, morel mushroom hunting and hunting, especially out of state hunting. Fire service was a huge part of his life. He was a long serving Union President and Member of Local 301 and State Vice President for the Iowa Professional FireFighters Association. Ky was very passionate about helping fire fighters across the state and was always available. He was the driving force for getting benefits for firefighters that have gotten cancer through their work. He has been named Vice President Emeritus by IPFF Board for his years of service.
He is survived by his firefighter brothers and sisters and his many professional friends he was acquainted with through his various roles in the fire department.

The Remembrance Service for Ky will be 11:00 AM Saturday, April 1, 2023, at Burlington High School's Carl Johanssen Gymnasium. Fire Service Funeral Honors will be rendered. Any uniformed personnel should gather at BHS at 10:00 AM. A private burial will be in Bailey Cemetery in Keswick, IA at a later date.
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