Line-Of-Duty Deaths

Line-Of-Duty Deaths
In recognizing the sacrifice of fallen firefighters, this section will serve as a constant memorial to those who have given their lives protecting and ensuring the safety of the communities they serve. The significance of their contributions cannot be minimized, and while they will be dearly missed, their legacy lives on in the spirit of those who continue to serve.

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Michael MacDonald 07/01/2008 [Missoula, Montana]
Mont. firefighter among dead in Ariz. helicopter crash Gary L. Studer 06/30/2008 [Whitehouse, Ohio]
Ohio captain dies after stroke at fire station Jeff Powers 06/27/2008 [Marin, California]
Calif. deputy fire chief dies George E. Crocker 06/23/2008 [Pine Level, North Carolina]
N.C. chief dies at home Kevin Pryor 06/20/2008 [Newport Beach, California]
Calif. firefighter dies of brain hemorrhage Gene Thomas 06/14/2008 [Verona, North Carolina]
N.C. firefighter, deputy killed while directing traffic Russell Thomas "Rusty" Topping 06/03/2008 [Dewey, Oklahoma]
Firefighter collapses, dies at Okla. training center Richard Burns 05/27/2008 [Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]
Pa. firefighter dies at firehouse Jay Maddy 05/26/2008 [Eaton, Indiana]
Ind. firefighter's death linked to stress in battling arsons Raymond "Rocky" Eusden 05/23/2008 [Aston, Pennsylvania]
Pa. fire chief dies of heart attack Joseph R. Mixon 05/16/2008 [Birmingham, Alabama]
Ala. training captain dies after stroke Tyler Casey 05/12/2008 [Seneca, Missouri]
Mo. firefighter killed while tracking tornado Jeremy Jylka 05/01/2008 [Pine City, Minnesota]
Minn. firefighter collapses, dies en route to fire Riley Joseph Terrebone Jr. 04/23/2008 [Springfield, Louisiana]
La. firefighter struck, killed while responding Rick Morris 04/18/2008 [Sedalia, Missouri]
Mo. firefighter succumbs to burns John Schwartz Jr., and Terry Davore 04/16/2008 [Ordway, Colorado]
Two volunteer firefighters, pilot killed in Colo. wildfires Charlie Fraley 04/14/2008 [Macon, Mississippi]
Miss. fire chief dies at house fire Michael Crotty 04/09/2008 [Lawrence Park Township, Pennsylvania]
Pa. deputy chief killed in aerial ladder malfunction Derek Lovell 04/06/2008 [Hamilton, New Zealand]
New Zealand firefighter dies after storage facility blast Robin Broxterman, Brian Schira 04/04/2008 [Colerain Township, Ohio]
2 firefighters die in Ohio house fire Eric Speed 03/28/2008 [Shreveport, Louisiana]
La. firefighter dies after fire truck rolls over Brent A. Lovrien 03/26/2008 [Los Angeles, California]
L.A. firefighter killed in explosion Donald Lee Grubor 03/24/2008 [Lewistown, Illinois]
Ill. volunteer dies after structure fire Terrance Crockett 03/18/2008 [Kansas City, Missouri]
Mo. line of duty death may be homicide John Delaney 03/18/2008 [Mesa, Arizona]
Ariz. fire captain dies of cardiac arrest Raymond Barrett 03/10/2008 [Apshawa, New Jersey]
N.J. firefighter dies in house fire Justin Monroe, Victor Isler 03/07/2008 [Salisbury, North Carolina]
Two N.C. firefighters killed in massive lumber yard blaze Nicholas Picozzi 03/06/2008 [Linwood, Pennsylvania]
Pa. volunteer dies in house fire sparked by electric lines Roger Dennis 03/05/2008 [San Antonio, Texas]
San Antonio fire engineer dies of heart attack Brad Holmes 03/05/2008 [Pine Township, Pennsylvania]
Pa. volunteer firefighter succumbs to burns Mathieu Émond 03/04/2008 [Varennes, Canada]
Quebec firefighter dies trapped in burning home Rafael Vazquez 03/03/2008 [Palm Beach, Florida]
Firefighter killed in Fla. Wendy's shooting went back for toy Joey Turner 02/25/2008 [Homerville, Georgia]
Ga. firefighter dies of heart attack during training Shane Stewart 02/23/2008 [Pierce, Colorado]
Colo. firefighter killed driving to medical emergency Vance Tomaselli 02/22/2008 [San Bernardino County, California]
Calif. fire captain dies of stroke Michael Hays 02/20/2008 [Brazos, New Mexico]
Former N.M. fire chief killed in station explosion Larry 'Jack' Lockart 02/19/2008 [Dayton, Pennsylvania]
Pa. firefighter collapses during call; dies in firehouse Chief Kerry Sheridan 02/13/2008 [Troy Township, Illinois]
Ill. fire chief dies in dept. office James Earl Arthur 02/12/2008 [Rowan County, North Carolina]
N.C. firefighter dies responding to traffic accident Chief Matthew Hubly 02/08/2008 [Kankakee Township, Illinois]
Ill. fire chief could not recover from heart attack Edward Mueller 02/05/2008 [West Islip, New York]
N.Y. firefighter/EMT dies of heart attack Captain David Sherfick 02/05/2008 [Brown Township, Indiana]
Indiana firefighter dies in traffic accident Captain Donald Hubbel 02/04/2008 [Baltimore City, Maryland]
Baltimore City firefighter dies of cardiac arrest Chief Paul Swander 02/04/2008 [Ohio City, Ohio]
Ohio chief dies after fall from ladder Captain George Egerton 02/01/2008 [Ontario, Canada]
Ontario fire chief dies of heart attack after alarm Clyde Walker 01/26/2008 [Collinsville, Mississippi]
Miss. chief killed in crash while responding Robert McAtee, Sr. 01/24/2008 [Huttonsville, West Virginia]
W.Va. volunteer dies after dismissing chest pain Herman Jones 01/24/2008 [Raleigh, North Carolina]FireRescue1 Member Line of Duty Death
N.C. lieutenant dies of apparent heart attack John Noble 01/23/2008 [Alloa, Scotland]
Scottish firefighter killed in crash Christa Dawn Burchett 01/23/2008 [Paintsville, Kentucky]
Assistant Ky. chief killed at scene Louis Berra 01/20/2008 [West St. Louis County, Missouri]
Mo. firefighter dies in station Jarrett A. Dixon 01/14/2008 [Baltimore County, Maryland]
Md. firefighter dies of heart attack Harvey Jordan 01/08/2008 [Penn Hills, Pennsylvania]
Pa. firefighter dies before answering call James Robeson 01/06/2008 [Scranton, Pennsylvania]
Pa. firefighter electrocuted at house fire Lt. John H. Martinson 01/04/2008 [New York, New York]
FDNY firefighter killed in high-rise blaze Zhu Xiaolei, Zhang Yu, Gao Feng 01/03/2008 [Urumqi, China]
Three Chinese firefighters dead, one injured in two-building fire Paul Ellington 01/01/2008 [Reidsville, North Carolina]
N.C. firefighter killed in car accident while responding to home fire Donald G. Paterson 01/01/2008 [Kimball, Michigan]
Mich. firefighter dies after call during severe winter weather Walter Fagen 12/30/2007 [Mt. Royal, Gloucester County, East Greenwch Twp, New Jersey]
Gloucester County (NJ) LODD Walter C. Fagan Jr. 12/28/2007 [East Greenwich, New Jersey]
Pa. firefighter suffers fatal coronary at false alarm fire Ray Simonis 12/26/2007 [Wissahickon, Pennsylvania]
Pa. firefighter dies after structure fire Theresa Maria Lynn 12/26/2007 [Bledsoe County, Tennessee]
Fallen Tenn. firefighter laid to rest Peter G Neilson 12/18/2007 [Kenockee twp. , Michigan]
Past Mich. fire chief suffers fatal heart attack Peter Neilson 12/17/2007 [Avoca, Michigan]
Mich. firefighter succumbs to heart attack after incident Alphonse Vincent Germano, Jr. 12/17/2007 [Derry Township, Pennsylvania]
Pa. assistant chief suffers fatal heart attack Donald Wallis 12/16/2007 [Forked River, New Jersey]
N.J. firefighter dies after heart attack at holiday fund-raiser Jon Bingham 12/02/2007 [Geary, Oklahoma]
Okla. assistant fire chief dies two days after fighting deadly fire John Curry 11/27/2007 [Daytona Beach, Florida]
Fla. firefighter dies during training exercise Michael J. Tluscik 11/26/2007 [Kansas City, Kansas]
Kan. firefighter collapses, dies at firehouse Matthieu Mercier, Ludovic Martin 11/19/2007 [Paris]
Two French firefighters killed in Paris blaze Stanley Engdahl 11/13/2007 [McPherson County, Kansas]
Kansas fire chief suffers fatal heart attack after blaze Ian Reid, Darren Yates-Badley, Ashley Stephens, John Averis 11/07/2007 [Warwickshire, UK]
UK firefighters form guard of honor as bodies of comrades found Jeremy Wach 11/05/2007 [Wymore, Nebraska]
Neb. firefighter was always 'ready to go in' Scott A. Mumm 10/29/2007 [Mendota, Illinois]
Ill. firefighter dies in sleep after coal fire incident Ralph Cross 10/27/2007 [Charlevoix, Michigan]
Mich. firefighter collapses while conducting prevention duties Charles John Smith 10/27/2007 [Ammon, Idaho]FireRescue1 Member Line of Duty Death
Idaho division chief dies in line of duty Bob Phillips 10/26/2007 [Athelstane, Wisconsin]
Wis. firefighter suffers fatal heart attack Matthew Richard Will 10/10/2007 [Monterey, California]
Calif. firefighter dies after bulldozer rolls into ravine Adam Cole 10/05/2007 [Fayetteville, Pennsylvania]
Pa. firefighter killed en route to fire Michael Reagan 10/01/2007 [Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania]
Pa. firefighter, 19, dies of injuries Brian Murray, Mark O'Shaughnessy 09/26/2007 [Bray, Ireland]
2 Irish firefighters killed in warehouse blaze John Lietzke 09/25/2007 [Olivet, Michigan]
Mich. volunteer killed en route to fire Bryon Wayne Johnson 09/25/2007 [Sedgwick County, Kansas]
Kan. firefighter dies after powerline shock Captain William McDaniels 09/15/2007 [Shickshinny, Pennsylvania]
Pa. fire captain dies of heart attack on scene of fire Kelly Page 09/14/2007 [Lowell, Massachusetts]
Mass. firefighter collapses, dies at station Firefighter Jerry Stucker 09/14/2007 [Carrollton, Kentucky]
Ky. firefighter-EMT dies of heart attack on scene of hazmat incident Chief Leonard Bailey 09/12/2007 [Elizabeth, Pennsylvania]
Pa. fire chief, mechanic, who died after fall, remembered Captain Michael Dean Stanfield 09/11/2007 [Burlington, North Carolina]
Volunteer N.C. captain dies returning from incident Jared W. Zimmerly 09/10/2007 [Martinsville, Ohio]
Ohio firefighter dies in one-car crash George Crotts 09/08/2007 [Willow Grove, Pennsylvania]
Pa. volunteer dies after fall from truck Paul Cahill and Warren Payne 08/29/2007 [Boston, Massachusetts]
2 Boston firefighters killed in restaurant blaze Jeffrey Swartz 08/15/2007 [Wagener, South Carolina]
Volunteer S.C. firefighter killed in accident while responding Mike Heuer 08/14/2007 [Sierra City, California]
Calif. firefighter dies after climb out of ravine Glenn Miller 08/14/2007 [Whispering Pines, North Carolina]
N.C. firefighter dies after training Capt. Anthony P. Cox 08/14/2007 [Topeka, Kansas]
Fire leaves one Kan. firefighter dead Todd W. Hage 08/11/2007 [Charlotte, North Carolina]
Trooper: N.C. firefighter drove fast in curve Lt. Paul D Baker 08/10/2007 [Benton, Arkansas]
Ark. firefighter dies after tumble off bridge Jerry Donley 08/08/2007 [Swetsonville, North Carolina]
N.C. deputy chief dies in sleep Deputy Chief William Salmond 08/05/2007 [Addington Highlands , Ontario]
Ontario deputy chief killed in highway accident Kevin Williams and Austin Cheek 08/03/2007 [Noonday, Texas]
2 volunteer firefighters killed in East Texas Nemeth F. Sanders 07/28/2007 [Wilson County, North Carolina]
N.C. wildland firefighter killed in accident James Miller 07/27/2007 [Benton, Illinois]
Ill. firefighter dies after being hit by Greyhound bus Dennis Luster Davis 07/25/2007 [Yreka, California]
Heli-pilot in Calif. crash identified Patrick Dominic Watters-Michaud 07/25/2007 [Fort McMurray, Alberta]
Canadian firefighter killed in helicopter accident Jon Trainer 07/25/2007 [Mechanicsburg, Ohio]
Ohio volunteer firefighter dies after fall from apparatus Cornelius 'Storm' Nolton 07/25/2007 [Newark, New Jersey]
Funeral service confirmed for N.J. firefighter Sammy R. Smith, Heidi L. McDougall, and Kelly J. Rager 07/23/2007 [Paulding County, Ohio]
3 Ohio medical workers, 2 patients killed as semi hits ambulance Matt Burton and Scott Desmond 07/21/2007 [Contra Costa County, California]
4 die in Calif. fire, including 2 firefighters Gary Telfer 07/17/2007 [Dumfries, Scotland]
Tributes paid to dead British firefighter Simphiwe Michael Ndovel, Krinesh Moodley, Sibusiso Alex Ngcobo 07/17/2007 [Port Shepstone, South Africa]
Names released of those killed in South Africa collision between bus and fire engine Stephen R. Dembski 07/15/2007 [Ridgefield Park, New Jersey]
N.J. firefighter dies after fighting blaze Mike Douthitt 07/13/2007 [Broward County, Florida]
Veteran Fla. firefighter mourned, celebrated James McRae III 07/07/2007 [Washington D.C.]
D.C. firefighter dies of heart attack Michael J. Penovich 07/06/2007 [Saratoga Springs, Utah]
Utah fire chief killed in reservoir crash Eric Lyons 07/05/2007 [Kennewick, Washington]
Wash. firefighter dies after suffering seizure Dennise M. Leslie 07/03/2007 [Coal City, Indiana]
Ind. firefighter dies in crash on way to call Ron Wiley 07/02/2007 [Contra Costa County, California]
Calif. firefighter killed in crash had big personality Samuel W. Downing 07/02/2007 [Mobile, Alabama]
Alabama fire captain dies after shift Edward Summers 07/02/2007 [Patchogue, New York]
N.Y. firefighter dies at station Tim Sanborn 06/25/2007 [Clinton County, Michigan]
Mich. firefighter dies of heart attack during house fire Daniel Pujdak 06/21/2007 [New York]
Firefighter dies from head injuries in fall at N.Y. blaze William "Billy" Hutchinson; Mike Benke; Louis Mulkey; Mark Kelsey; Bradford "Brad" Baity; Michael French; James "Earl" Drayton; Brandon Thompson; Melven Champaign 06/19/2007 [Charleston, South Carolina]
S.C. fire chief: I lost nine of my best friends Joseph Murawski 06/18/2007 [South Amboy, New Jersey]
N.J. firefighter/paramedic dies while attending to crash victim David Rufer 06/13/2007 [Monroe, Wisconsin]
Wis. fire department mourns loss of firefighter during training Mark Carter 06/05/2007 [Phoenix, Arizona]
Ariz. firefighters mourn comrade's death David A. Middleton 05/30/2007 [Boston, Massachusetts]
Boston firefighter dies after battling two blazes Felix Roberts 05/28/2007 [Fulton County, Georgia]
Firefighter dies, three injured in Ga. house fire Bradley W. Green 05/25/2007 [Monroe Twp., Indiana]
Ind. firefighter dies of stress, overexertion Capt. John Keane 05/22/2007 [Waterbury, Connecticut]
Conn. firefighter dies from injuries after truck accident Dennis Cheshire 05/20/2007 [Red Oak, Alabama]
Ala. firefighter killed in tanker crash Joe Piazzi 05/16/2007 [Briarcliff Manor, New York]
Deputy N.Y. Fire Chief dies of heart attack after long night of response Ed Andrews 05/15/2007 [Redding, California]
Calif. fire captain collapses, dies during training Jeffrey Jeans 05/15/2007 [Eudora, Tennessee]
Tenn. firefighter stricken on the job Brandon Daley 05/13/2007 [Rose Hill, Kansas]
Volunteer Kansas firefighter killed on way to incident William Anthony Reeves 05/12/2007 [Hilliard, Florida]
Fla. firefighter dies from crash injuries Peter Beebe-Lawson 05/09/2007 [Springfield, Maine]
Apparatus crash kills Maine volunteer firefighter Joe Zumwalt 05/07/2007 [Sheldon, Illinois]
Ill. volunteer firefighter dies tackling blaze Tom Brown 05/04/2007 [Ayrshire, Scotland]
Firefighter, 53, dies after fighting home blaze William Church 05/03/2007 [Columbus, Pennsylvania]
Pa. firefighter suffers heart attack while in dispatch process, later dies at hospital Joe Ed Ivy 04/28/2007 [Nacogdoches , Texas]
Texas fire captain dies after training session Billy A. Gafford 04/26/2007 [Birmingham, Alabama]
Ala. fire captain dies from suspected heart attack Kyle R. Wilson 04/16/2007 [Prince William County, Virginia]
Va. firefighter killed in morning blaze Chief Bryan Zollner 04/12/2007 [Redding, California]
Vehicle accident claims life of Calif. chief Steve Olinik Jr. 04/09/2007 [Dorset Township, Ohio]
Fallen Ohio firefighter given final salute Christopher Jaros 04/07/2007 [Ceredo, West Virginia]
W. Va. firefighter dies in collision Edgar Scott 04/04/2007 [Menands, New York]
N.Y. volunteer firefighter dies in vehicle collision Billy Harold Williams and Brandon Whimple 03/24/2007 [Rhodestown, North Carolina]
North Carolina station mourns fire volunteers William Grant 03/23/2007 [Chicago, Illinois]
Chicago firefighter dead after fire truck, school bus collide Capt. Lucien Dale Breaux 03/17/2007 [Crowley, Louisiana]
Louisiana Fire Captain dies of heart attack Michael Liston 02/25/2007 [Limerick, Ireland]
Irish firefighter killed while at scene of traffic accident Steven Eric Vanderpool 02/24/2007 [West Liberty, Kentucky]
Ky. volunteer firefighter dies of injuries Theodore Abriel 02/19/2007 [Albany, New York]
N.Y. firefighter dies while battling apartment blaze David Sauder 02/16/2007 [Leola, Pennsylvania]
Pa. firefighter dies in crash on icy road Joseph Torkos, Fire Engine Operator 02/09/2007 [Detroit, Michigan]
2 die in Detroit fire engine crash: Firefighter, SUV driver collide Rachel Wilson 02/09/2007 [Baltimore, Maryland]
Baltimore fire cadet dies after collapsing Jeremy LaBella 02/06/2007 [Washington, Pennsylvania]
Pa. firefighter killed in blaze Harold Lessard and Thomas Nichols 02/06/2007 [Winnipeg, Manitoba]
Canadian fire department mourns captains David Kelty 02/06/2007 [Hamilton Township, New Jersey]
N.J. volunteer dies on way to fire Frederick Allen Burroughs & Craig Lawrence Dorsey 01/31/2007 [Cool Ridge & MacArthur, West Virginia]
Fatal W. Va. blast probed Shane Daughetee 01/26/2007 [Hamilton County, Tennessee]
Tenn. firefighter dies in blaze Raul Peraza Cortes and Roberto Barbosa Montiel 01/25/2007 [Cancun]
Two Mexican firefighters die in shopping mall blaze Chris Adams 01/18/2007 [Springfield, Florida]
Florida fire chief collapses, dies while on duty Sidney Hall 01/05/2007 [Upland, Indiana]
Ind. volunteer firefighter dies of wounds sustained while battling house fire Phillip Townsend 01/02/2007 [Denison, Texas]
Texas firefighter dies after battling blaze at shopping center Stephen L. Jones 12/29/2006 [Barnstead, New Hampshire]
N.H. firefighter falls in line of duty Cecil Tucker, Jr. 12/29/2006 [Flat Gap, Kentucky]
Kentucky firefighter dies in car crash while en route to station Alison Kim Greene 12/28/2006 [San Francisco, California]
San Francisco firefighter succumbs to job-related cancer Shawn Thomas MacLeod 12/23/2006 [Nova Scotia]
Canadian fire fighter killed en route to call Thomas J. Hays 12/13/2006 [Ardmore, Pennsylvania]
Pa. firefighter succumbs to unknown cause of death during long night of back-to-back calls Edward Wilburn 12/11/2006 [McHenry, Maryland]
Volunteer firefighter dies after crash while responding to call Kent Long 12/04/2006 [Indian Trail, North Carolina]
N.C. firefighter dies while exercising at station Leo Soderquist 12/04/2006 [Axtell, Nebraska]
Volunteer Neb. firefighter dies after fighting fire Steven Solomon 11/29/2006 [Atlanta, Georgia]
Ga. firefighter dies after recieveing severe burns during a housecall Tom Van Liew 11/29/2006 [New Brunswick, New Jersey]
N.J. firefighter succumbs to heart attack Hector “Sandy” McClune 11/27/2006 [Millerton, New York]
N.Y. firefighter collapses, dies fighting fire Robert Whittaker 11/17/2006 [Harkers Island, North Carolina]
N.C. volunteer dies en route to house fire Michael Browne 11/17/2006 [Riegelwood, North Carolina]
N.C. firefighter killed by tornado Kyle Weisbrich 11/14/2006 [Melrose, Minnesota]
Minn. firefighter killed responding to emergency Jess McLean 10/30/2006 [Beaumont, California]
5 firefighters shared a spirit of dedication Jason McKay 10/30/2006 [Beaumont, California]
Family pays tribute to fallen fireman Mark Loutzenhiser 10/27/2006 [Beaumont, California]
Flames ambush veteran firefighter 'who could do anything' Allan Roberts 10/11/2006 [Baltimore, Maryland]
Baltimore firefighter killed, 2 injured Christopher Bodkins 09/28/2006 [Williford, Arkansas]
Volunteer junior firefighter killed in Arkansas flooding Edward Jenik 09/28/2006 [Highland Heights, Ohio]
Ohio firefighters, city honor Capt. Edward Janik John Paul Memory 09/18/2006 [Carrollton, Virginia]
Va. firefighter dies during training Vincent Neglia 09/11/2006 [Chicago, Illinois]
N.J. firefighter dies in blaze before 9/11 memorial ride George Willett 09/08/2006 [Hanford, California]
Crash of CDF plane claims the lives of two Calif. firefighters Robert Stone 09/08/2006 [Visalia, California]
Crash of CDF plane claims the lives of two Calif. firefighters Errett Miller 09/06/2006 [Staunton, Indiana]
Ind. firefighter killed when tanker crashes en route to fire Wilbur Ritter 08/31/2006 [Long Island, New York]
N.Y.: Colleagues honor 59-year vet who collapsed, later died responding to a call Howard Carpluk 08/28/2006 [New York, New York]
20-year veteran NYC firefighter dies Michael Reilly 08/28/2006 [New York, New York]
N.Y. rookie firefighter dies in Bronx store fire Spencer Koyle 08/18/2006 [Millard County, Utah]
Utah firefighter killed in fire identified Arnie Wolff 08/14/2006 [Green Bay, Wisconsin]
Wis. firefighter killed when floor drops out beneath him Dennis Hayes 08/14/2006 [McClure, Pennsylvania]
Penn. firefighter dies in line of duty Richard Washington 08/10/2006 [Clark County, Nevada]
Nev. fire department veteran dies Terry Jacobs 08/08/2006 [Wofford Heights, California]
Two Calif. firefighters killed in crash Lee Walters 08/03/2006 [Sheldon, South Carolina]
S.C. assistant fire chief dies at scene of fire Paul Brady 08/01/2006 [Malverne, New York]
Volunteer N.Y. firefighter crushed, killed during apparatus maintenance Rose Woodbridge 07/28/2006 [Hamilton , Ohio]
Ohio firefighter loses control of vehicle on wet pavement, slams into pole and dies Alethea Faye Nixon 07/26/2006 [Albertville, Alabama]
17-year-old junior firefighter dies in apparatus crash Eric J. Olson 07/06/2006 [Laury's Station, Pennsylvania]
Pa. firefighter dies after Fourth of July rescue Steven Smith 06/25/2006 [Lafayette, Indiana]
Indiana firefighter falls through floor, dies Robert W. Edwards 06/24/2006 [Tunica, Mississippi]
Miss. firefighter, Robert W. Edwards, dies from heart attack Allan Anderson Jr. 06/22/2006 [Wellington, Ohio]
Ohio firefighter drowns while rescuing teens Robert Getschel 06/18/2006 [Long Island, New York]
18-year-old N.Y. firefighter dies in his asleep Michael Greene 06/17/2006 [West Babylon, New York]
N.Y. firefighter, Michael Greene, electrocuted while retrieving equipment William Craddock 06/15/2006 [Decatur, Georgia]
Ga. firefighter, Bill Craddock, dies of heart attack Michael Day 06/14/2006 [Providence, Rhode Island]
27-year veteran, Michael Day, dies of heart attack Ralph Aguilar 06/14/2006 [Santa Fe, New Mexico]
N.M. wildland firefighter, Ralph Aguilar, dies when his truck overturns Joseph Bilka 05/23/2006 [Antioch, North Carolina]
N.C. firefighter dies one month after crash Gerald Machajewski 05/22/2006 [Cambria, New York]
N.Y. volunteer firefighter collapses, dies at accident scene Rich Montoya 05/22/2006 [Denver, Colorado]
Family, friends mourn Denver firefighter Alan Leake 05/01/2006 [Fulton, Missouri]
Missouri fire captain dies while responding to crash Jeremy Chambers 04/24/2006 [Cahokia, Illinois]
Alleged drunk driver kills Illinois police officer, firefighter Craig J. Todeschini 04/23/2006 [Geddes, New York]
NY state trooper, firefighter dies in collision Garry Tanner 04/21/2006 [Pleasantville, Tennessee]
Tennessee firefighter dies at 57 Mark Stanley 04/15/2006 [Nashville, Tennessee]
Tenn. forest technician, Mark Stanley, dies at 49 from falling tree Jose Luis Ramirez 04/15/2006 [Chaparral, New Mexico]
New Mexico firefighter killed while responding to medical call Matt Tuttle 04/14/2006 [Chelsea, Michigan]
Michigan fire captain dies in helicopter crash David Smith 04/11/2006 [Howells, New York]
Veteran fireman dies at 73 Kevin Appuzio 04/11/2006 [Franklin Township, New Jersey]
N.J. firefighter, 21, dies in house fire Thomas "Emmett" Kuehl 04/11/2006 [Elkton, South Dakota]
South Dakota firefighter dies while responding to brush fire James McMorries Jr 04/10/2006 [Howardrick, Texas]
Texas firefighter taken off life support Tom Upton 04/08/2006 [Gabriola Island, British Columbia]
Canadian firefighter dies during training exercises Richard G. Sullivan 04/07/2006 [Horseheads, New York]
New York state fire chief dies after training David Moore 04/07/2006 [Houston, Texas]
Texas firefighter dies of stroke Shon Rice 04/03/2006 [Georgetown County, South Carolina]
S.C. firefighter, 34, dies of natural causes on duty Destry Horton 03/29/2006 [Chickasha, Oklahoma]
Flags to be flown at half staff in volunteer firefighter's honor Kelly Michael Kincaid 03/20/2006 [Morganton, North Carolina]
Veteran N.C. lawman, firefighter dies Wayne Yarborough 03/07/2006 [Waynesville, North Carolina]
Funeral for Waynesville, N.C., firefighter to be held Saturday Robert Schnibbe Jr. 03/06/2006 [Westchester County, New York]
N.Y. firefighter dies of heart attack at fire Donald Herbert 02/22/2006 [Buffalo, New York]
Firefighter who spoke after decade in coma dies Gary Kistler Sr. 02/16/2006 [Saucier, Mississippi]
Saucier, Miss., firefighter dies of infection from work injury Edward Marbet 02/13/2006 [Burlington Township, New Jersey]
N.J. firefighter dies in fire at home after saving father, fiancee Edward Wong 02/02/2006 [Monticello, New York]
Volunteer firefighter killed in Monticello, N.Y. Tracy Champion 01/29/2006 [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]
Philadelphia firefighter collapses, dies while fighting blaze John "Bobby" Westervelt 01/26/2006 [Spring Valley, New York]
Devoted Spring Valley, N.Y., firefighter dies Roger Armstrong 01/23/2006 [Atlanta, Illinois]
Volunteer firefighter dies after fighting blaze in Ill. Marcel Marleau 01/23/2006 [Montreal, Quebec]
Twist of fate brought Montreal firefighter to fatal blaze Jason Johnson 01/23/2006 [Rose Hill, Kansas]
Rose Hill, Kan., firefighter remembered Amy Pennywitt 01/13/2006 [Ann Arbor, Michigan]
Ann Arbor, Mich., firefighter first to be killed in line of duty since '61 Daniel Nichols 12/28/2005 [Des Moines, Iowa]
Iowa firefighter killed on way home from work Chelsea Lyn Garvin 12/19/2005 [Mobile, Alabama]
Ala. firefighter dies from boat collision injuries Chad Wessels 12/12/2005 [Briggs, Texas]
Texas firefighter dies en route to blaze Richard B. McCurley 12/02/2005 [New Orleans, Louisiana]
N.O. fire captain killed when truck overturns on way to call Christopher James Roy 11/29/2005 [Calera, Alabama]
Calera, Ala., firefighter dies after firetruck hits 18-wheeler Clint Dewayne Rice 11/28/2005 [Hico, Texas]
Texas volunteer firefighter killed in truck accident Charles McKenzie 11/28/2005 [West Van Lear, Kentucky]
Volunteer firefighter killed in accident Kevin Joe Foster 11/22/2005 [Ellerslie, Georgia]
Ga. firefighter killed in apparatus crash Max Willard 11/13/2005 [Oakwood, Virginia]
Volunteer fire chief battling Virginia brush fire found dead Ed Teran 11/07/2005 [Riverside, California]
Calif. firefighter dies during fire Timothy Parsell 11/07/2005 [Collins, New York]
N.Y. firefighter dies responding to EMS call Wendell Jeffrey 11/07/2005 [Memphis, Tennessee]
Tenn. firefighter collapses and dies at station Jeremy LaRoche 10/27/2005 [Templeton, Massachusetts]
Mass. firefighter killed in car crash Franklin Eubanks 10/25/2005 [Arlington, Mississippi]
Miss. firefighter dies at scene of brush fire Robert Gallardy 10/24/2005 [Allentown, Pennsylvania]
Pa. firefighter dies after being burned in training exercise Lloyd C. Powelson 10/19/2005 [Richland, Pennsylvania]
Longtime Pittsburgh airport fire chief dies at 93 Tom Goulart 09/23/2005 [Visalia, California]
Hit-run kills Calif. volunteer firefighter John Hilton Monsees 09/20/2005 [Reidsville, North Carolina]
Former N.C. fire chief dies at 82 Hendrix Fowler III 09/12/2005 [Natchitoches, Louisiana]
La. fire chief killed in motorcycle crash Joe Barrett 09/10/2005 [Cleveland, Ohio]
Veteran Ga. firefighter dies of heart attack Henry James Combs 09/06/2005 [Watts, Kentucky]
Volunteer Ky. fire chief dies in crash on way to fire Gary Sauls 09/06/2005 [San Gabriel, California]
Calif. firefighter succumbs to brain cancer Rick Seiner 09/02/2005 [Bolivar, Missouri]
Mo. EMT struck and killed at vehicle accident scene John R. Shaw 09/02/2005 [Greenlawn, New York]
NY firefighter dies of heart attack Robert A. Bestgen 09/02/2005 [Osborn, Missouri]
Mo. racetrack accident kills firefighter Michael Switala 08/30/2005 [Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania]
Pa. firefighter accidentally drowns during dive training drill Edwin Berg 08/21/2005 [North Prairie, Wisconsin]
Wisc.: North Prairie fire chief was mentor to many Joseph F. Walsh 08/18/2005 [Keansburg, New Jersey]
N.J.: Car hits and kills 54-year fireman Rodney English 08/15/2005 [Detroit, Michigan]
Detroit Firefighter dies of heart attack Chris Kanton 08/10/2005 [Beaumont, California]
Calif. Firefighter dies after fire engine slides off road William Bostian 08/10/2005 [Webster, New York]
N.Y. Firefighter dies of apparent heart attack Dave Romero 08/08/2005 [Warwick, New York]
N.Y. Firefighter killed in motorcycle accident Joseph H. Evans 07/10/2005 [Bridgeville, Delaware]
Veteran Delaware firefighter dies responding to call Todd Blanchard 07/10/2005 [Raleigh, North Carolina]
N.C.: Family, friends, and firefighters celebrate the life of Todd Blanchard Jaime Foster 09/01/2004 [Los Angeles, California]
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