Charles Pulver
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District Game Warden

Charles Pulver

Cardiac
End of Watch November 13, 1995
Age 46
Tour of Duty 20 yrs
Badge 705
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Gender Male

Incident

Game Warden Pulver suffered a fatal heart attack while on duty.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, two daughters, parents, and brother.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-ND-48363D38
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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20 years. You could have gone home.
District Game Warden Pulver gave the North Dakota Game and Fish Enforcement Division 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Bismarck community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, District Game Warden Pulver.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location Bismarck, ND
Platform Identity ndgfed.burleigh.nd.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 13, 1995
Tour of Duty 20 yrs
Age 46
Badge Number 705
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

District Game Warden Charles Pulver is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In ND, 7 of 61 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 11.5% of this state's fallen. That is 7.5 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

North Dakota Game and Fish Enforcement Division
1
of 1 officers
100% Cardiac
ND — Statewide
7
of 61 officers
11.5% Cardiac
Nationwide
1,306
of 32,508 officers
4% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles Pulver's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Charles Pulver Compares

Age at End of Watch
46
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years
Years of Service
20
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 15.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Charles Pulver is highlighted in Nov.

Jan
124
Feb
105
Mar
99
Apr
116
May
115
Jun
95
Jul
94
Aug
104
Sep
109
Oct
121
Nov
113
Dec
111