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Firefighter 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.

For more information on how to honor the memory of a lost firefighter, visit the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation at www.firehero.org.

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Charles Wilson [Louisa County, Virginia]
Va. firefighter dies in car crash on way to station George Davis [Hollis, Maine]
Maine fire chief dies after call Donald Suggs [Summerville, North Carolina]
NC assistant fire chief dies after returning from call William Richard "Dick" Danes [Brazos County, Texas]
Texas volunteer firefighter dies Dave Wintz [Bucks County, Pennsylvania]
Pa. firefighter dies at chemical plant fire Richard Parks [Kinloch, Missouri]
Mo. captain dies after successful fire rescue Richard Nappi [New York, New York]
NY lieutenant suffers cardiac arrest at warehouse fire G. Marshall Sanford [Redding, Connecticut]
Conn. firefighter dies of 'medical issue' during brush fire Kenny Fox [Decaturville, Tennessee]
Tenn. fire chief dies after pushing 2 firefighters to safety John "Jack" Colbert [Birchwood, Wisconsin]
Wis. fire captain dies of heart attack Kenny Fox [Decature County , Tennessee]
1 firefighter dead, 2 injured in Tenn. blaze David Bailey [Los Angeles, California]
LA fire captain dies while leading training Edward Bernosky [Adena, Ohio]
Ohio firefighter collapses, dies at water shuttle Donald Jones [Jacksonville, Arkansas]
Ark. firefighter killed responding to crash Thomas William Dillon [Houston, Texas]
Houston firefighter who died in the line of duty laid to rest Jonathan Myers [Norfolk, Virginia]
Va. firefighter dies at station Thomas W. Dillion [Houston, Texas]
Texas firefighter dies of heart attack during cooking fire Nolan "Goat" Pittman [Centreville, Mississippi]
Miss. fire chief dies of heart attack Mark Morrison [St. Lucie County, Florida]
Fla. firefighter dies in station Jerry Wetherell [Denton Township, Michigan]
Mich firefighter dies en route to accident

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