Craig A. Heber
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Master Deputy

Craig A. Heber

Cardiac Veteran
End of Watch July 21, 2010
Age 48
Tour of Duty 28 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Master Deputy Craig Heber suffered a fatal heart attack after responding to a home alarm earlier in the day.

Upon his arrival and examination of the home, he determined that the main water pipe had burst and flooded a portion of the home. After turning off the water valve he began to move furniture to dry areas of the home to prevent it from becoming damaged.

He collapsed a short time later.

Deputy Heber was a U.S. Navy veteran and had served with the Orange County Sheriff's Office for 28 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, son, and daughter.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-FL-1423F496
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Master Deputy Heber gave the Orange County Sheriff's Office 28 years.
Thank you for your service to the Orlando community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Location Orlando, FL
Platform Identity ocso.orange.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 21, 2010
Tour of Duty 28 yrs
Age 48
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Military Service

Craig A. Heber served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Master Deputy Craig A. Heber 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 FL, 62 of 1,008 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 6.2% of this state's fallen. That is 2.2 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

At Orange County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 21 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 9.5% of this agency's fallen.

Orange County Sheriff's Office
2
of 21 officers
9.5% Cardiac
FL — Statewide
62
of 1,008 officers
6.2% 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. Craig A. Heber'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 Craig A. Heber Compares

Age at End of Watch
48
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years
Years of Service
28
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 15.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Craig A. Heber is highlighted in Jul.

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