Firefighter Death
The death of a firefighters is a tragic event, not only for the firefighters’ family and friends but also their fire service family. The FireRescue1 Firefighter death information and resources page shares news about firefighter line-of-duty deaths (LODDs), off-duty deaths, memorials and remembrance events, and how the fire service can honor its fallen brothers and sisters.
Laurel County Fire Major Roger Leatherman died while shielding his wife during a deadly EF-3 tornado that tore through their neighborhood
Major Roger Leslie Leatherman was a firefighter with the Laurel County Fire Department
Officials said Symeon Williams, 39, was known for his energy, kindness and work ethic across the departments he served
Collin Hagan, a firefighter with the Craig Interagency Hotshot Crew, was battling the Big Swamp Fire near Lemolo Lake
The vacant rowhouse where three firefighters were killed in January was damaged in a 2015 fire that left several firefighters injured
A pickup driver reportedly ran a red light, causing the apparatus to flip onto its side; Memphis Driver David Pleasant served for 32 years
Riley Huiras was a member of the Grand Rapids Police Department’s Auxiliary Unit and served with the volunteer fire department where his father serves
The Durango Fire Protection District is reeling from the deaths of Captains Scott Gallagher and Leo Lloyd
Dan Patterson, 53, had been hospitalized since collapsing outside the front door of Spokane Valley Fire Department Station 2 following a run
Authorities reported that Juan Carlos Santana Garrido, 60, a firefighter from Cienfuegos, had died fighting the blaze; no other bodies have been recovered
Video, a 911 call and an incident report detail efforts to save the lives of Bernalillo County Fire Rescue Specialist Matthew King and Deputy Michael Levison
The 1978 roof collapse served as a wake-up call about the dangers hidden in building construction, specifically the weaknesses of trusses
Angela Skudin filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Biltmore Estate following the death of her husband, Casey, at the N.C. tourist attraction
Capt. James “Jim” Ellis was a “‘firefighter’s firefighter,’ a devoted family man, and the consummate professional,” said Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire Chief Darryl Jones
Jackie Henry was traveling with four passengers in the SUV, including her daughter and the widow of a Richville volunteer firefighter who was preparing to bury her husband
Investigators are expected to take weeks to find the cause of the crash that killed a Bernalillo County FF-medic and sheriff’s office employees
Rescue Specialist and Paramedic Matthew King of Bernalillo County Fire and Rescue and three sheriff’s office members had been assisting with the East Mesa Fire
Austin Duran started working at the Apopka Fire Department in 2020 after being a fire explorer in high school
Capt. Brian Falk died on duty Thursday, and Firefighter Aiden Agnor died as a result of injuries suffered in a vehicle accident on his way to work Monday
Alexio Lattero, a junior firefighter, has been charged with misdemeanor death by motor vehicle in the death of Greensboro Firefighter Richard Norman Murrell
Auburn Permanent Firefighters Local 4157 established a fund to support the family of Lt. Paul Wood
Recently completed toxicology tests showed that New Britain Firefighter Matthew Dizney had multiple drugs in his system when he died in January
Chief William Halstead led the department’s response to the 2012 elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn.
Auburn veteran Lt. Paul Wood was known for saying, “Rescue everyone and make it home safely”
Jamie Lynn Snow alleges that the defendants were negligent, including withholding safety information about crime in Cancun
After two LODDs at the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, firefighters William “Will” Pigeon and Andy Bozzo founded Tablet Command
Volunteer Firefighter Roger Estes, 77, was on duty with the South Claiborne County Fire Department when the crash happened
Mishael James “MJ” Auman served the Seagrove Rural VFD for 21 years and was one of the first paid members of the Ramseur FD
Lt. Sean Williamson was laid to rest Monday at a service attended by hundreds
Alicia A. Monahan served with Chesterfield County Fire and EMS and the Virginia Search and Rescue Dog Association
Josh Haynes began his career as a volunteer firefighter at the age of 18, and served Pleasanton and the surrounding communities for 17-plus years
Lieutenant Sean Williamson was a 27-year veteran of the Philadelphia Fire Department
He served in many leadership roles, lectured throughout the U.S. states and Canada, and wrote or co-authored 14 textbooks
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