Fatal Incident
Hurricane Helene flooding forces patients to a hospital roof, wipes out a VFD and downs a tree, killing two firefighters
Over 50 search and rescue teams are spread across several states as officials warn that the recovery will be lengthy
A response to one chief’s perspective on the role of human factors in fatal incidents
The 27-year-old man crossed into the path of the responding rig; no firefighters were hurt
Matthew Griffin, 41, was a 20-year medic and a member of an EMS motorcycle club
Deputy Fire Chief Ronald Mullen became a cadet member in 1976 and a member of the career staff in 1981
Chuck Horning, 54, was found slumped over the wheel of his truck
Gerald “Bear” Celecki, 70, collapsed after responding to a call for the smell of gas at a house; firefighters immediately came to his aid but he later died at a hospital
The first and third basemen wore fire department shirts during batting practice, and the pitcher and manager wore department hats
David Lodarski and his son were going off-roading when a vehicle struck their ATV, sending him tumbling toward oncoming traffic
Roger Lippincott, 79, retired from firefighting 20 years ago but was still an honorary member at the department
The firefighters saved two civilians before a wall collapsed around them; two other firefighters were also injured
Jennifer Hanna, 37, was motivated to be a ‘top notch firefighter’ after the January 2015 death of her firefighter husband
Diana Gilboy, 43, was a firefighter for 10 years; colleagues described her as an ambitious woman and knew how to empathize with her patients
The motorcyclist failed to yield to the rig at an intersection; the crash is under investigation
A fifth grader, whose dad works as a firefighter, came up with the idea to put decals on his football team’s helmets to honor firefighter Dennis Rodeman
The deaths of the mother and her four children have been ruled homicides; the manner of the husband’s death is suspected suicide
Grant Taylor, 22, spent at least 18 days in mental health hospitals in the past three years
Speed is believed to be a factor in the crash that killed firefighter-EMT Kevin McMaken
Firefighters wanted to honor Lt. Jordan Howard, who was killed in a police chase last week, by completing a burger-eating challenge in his memory; they said the restaurant turned them away when they wanted to split it
Carla Blue worked for the Prince George’s County Fire Department for 20 years before retiring in October 2009
Lt. Jordan Howard, 30, was on his way to work when he was hit head-on by a suspect fleeing the police; he leaves behind his wife and 4-month-old baby
A deputy sheriff was responding to a report of a stolen truck when the suspect fled and began a high-speed chase; the suspect hit a firefighter head on who was on his way to work
Fire chief: “He was everything we value in America, everything we value in our fire department, everything we value in our families. He was a good man.”
Chief Maywood Gaskins suffered a cardiac arrest following training at the firehouse; the ambulance transporting him crashed en route to a hospital
Catherine Campbell, the daughter of a fire chief, had been missing since Sept. 10; she was a volunteer firefighter for 10 years
Chief Ben Terry was in the ER for treatment, but removed his IV and left the hospital against medical advice
Psychiatrists who evaluated Grant Taylor diagnosed him with psychosis, bipolar disorder and other mental illnesses
Jerry Jackson Jr., 49, died at the scene from injuries sustained in the four-vehicle wreck
Grant Taylor, 22, who has a history of traffic violations, was ordered held without bond until a hearing next week
Paramedics began transporting a critically ill 5-month-old aboard the rig because an ambulance was unavailable; the boy didn’t survive
Michael Golden Jr., 32, who was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, died of multiple blunt-force trauma
When firefighters arrived, the victims were found in the upstairs bedroom and were struggling to survive
