Dennis Burt Vincent
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Assistant Chief of Police

Dennis Burt Vincent

Brigham City Police Department — Brigham City, UT
Illness
End of Watch October 26, 2018
Age 53
Tour of Duty 28 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Assistant Chief of Police Dennis Vincent died one week after suffering a brain aneurysm while participating in his annual physical fitness test at the Box Elder High School track on October 18th, 2018.

He collapsed during a portion of the test and was taken to the University of Utah Hospital where he remained until passing away on October 26th, 2018.

Assistant Chief Vincent had served with the Brigham City Police Department for 24 years and had previously served with the Willard Police Department for four years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, four sons, three grandchildren, and three siblings.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

28 years. You could have gone home.
Assistant Chief of Police Vincent gave the Brigham City Police Department 28 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Brigham City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Assistant Chief of Police Vincent.

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

Agency

Location Brigham City, UT
Platform Identity bpd.boxelder.ut.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 26, 2018
Tour of Duty 28 yrs
Age 53
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Duty related illness

Assistant Chief of Police Dennis Burt Vincent 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 UT, 3 of 138 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 2.2% of this state's fallen. That is 6.9 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.

Brigham City Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Illness
UT — Statewide
3
of 138 officers
2.2% Illness
Nationwide
2,974
of 32,508 officers
9.1% Illness

National Cause Distribution

How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Dennis Burt Vincent'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 Dennis Burt Vincent Compares

Age at End of Watch
53
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.8 years
Years of Service
28
This officer
Avg for Illness: 18.9 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Dennis Burt Vincent is highlighted in Oct.

Jan
294
Feb
198
Mar
185
Apr
226
May
201
Jun
181
Jul
217
Aug
281
Sep
291
Oct
376
Nov
239
Dec
285

Incident Location