Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Joshua Voth was killed when a boiler exploded at the Fremont Correctional Facility in Cañon City.
The explosion occurred at about noon when the boiler suffered a catastrophic failure.
Sergeant Voth had served with the Colorado Department of Corrections for three years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and three children.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Voth gave the Colorado Department of Corrections 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Colorado. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Voth.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Joshua Eli Voth is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In CO, 101 of 360 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.1% of this state's fallen. That is 2.9 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Colorado Department of Corrections, 4 of 18 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 22.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Joshua Eli Voth's cause is highlighted.
How Joshua Eli Voth Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Joshua Eli Voth is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
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