Roll of Honor
John Carl Dorff
Incident
Chief Deputy Fire Marshal John Dorff died as the result of cancer he developed after responding to investigate a fire at a mine storage facility.
He was exposed to hazardous materials, including high levels of benzene. In 1994, Deputy Dorff was diagnosed with leukemia and died due to the disease on May 30th, 1995.
Chief Deputy Dorff was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Burbank Police Department, California, and the Carson City Juvenile Justice Center.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, daughter, son, mother, brother, and sister.
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- April 2, 2026
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- 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.
Chief Deputy Fire Marshal Dorff gave the Nevada State Fire Marshal Division 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Carson City 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
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
John Carl Dorff served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Chief Deputy Fire Marshal John Carl Dorff is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In NV, 14 of 145 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 9.7% of this state's fallen. That is 0.6 percentage points above the national rate of 9.1%.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Carl Dorff's cause is highlighted.
How John Carl Dorff Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. John Carl Dorff is highlighted in May.