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.
Assistant Fire Chief Chip Chidester of the Harford Volunteer Fire Company died from an injury sustained while battling a 30-acre brush fire in March
Milton-Washington Township Firefighter Scott Adams died a day after responding to a motor vehicle accident
Public ceremonies will remember fallen firefighters from 2024 and previous years
Douglas Clemons served with Polk County Fire Rescue for 27 years
Former Dillon City Fire Chief John Walter “JW” Bailey “fought fire with the best of them,” said his son Keith Bailey, who led the department at the time
The Sun City Fire and Medical Department has not released the name of its fallen employee but thanks other departments for their condolences
Stephen A. Feron was the second member of his family to lead the Hauppauge Fire Department
Hollywood Driver/engineer Christopher Allen had operated the department’s high-water rescue truck to help people impacted by area flooding
Gregory Brown, Jr., had been found guilty of second-degree murder for the deaths of Thomas Brooks, Patricia Conroy and Marc Kolenda
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More than 300 people were injured, and two firefighters are missing
A York assistant chief and firefighter who were injured are also included in the settlement, which is pending court approval
Vincent J. Mandala served for 42 years, and his passing follows the deaths of three other former members who responded to the terrorist attack
The Bethany Volunteer Fire Department said Driver Brandon Yaeger was a “dedicated servant to our community”
“We will never forget Firefighter Robert Reynolds, Firefighter Michael Verzi, and Supervising Fire Marshal Jack McCauley,” said UFA President Andrew Ansbro
The city medical examiner found that Vincent Malveaux, 31, died of illness tied to exertion
A Sparta Township Fire Department crew was with a patient experiencing cardiac arrest when a second ambulance was called for the firefighter
Garrett Area Volunteer Fire Department member Phillip Caudill was working on traffic control when he suffered an apparent heart attack
The families of the victims have received death certificates, but they also need autopsy reports or toxicology tests to get benefits
Justin Moore’s mother described her son’s declining health and offered her condolences to the family of slain firefighter Jacob Tyler McClanahan
Lafayette Firefighter Alex Bourque died at 26; he began experiencing knee pain in December 2020
Another man was also killed in the incident and a Palmyra Police Department officer was wounded in the shooting, which is under investigation
Patrick Gladics, a Bureau of Land Management firefighter and helicopter manager, was reported missing on Saturday
After Firefighter Matthew Dizney’s suspected overdose, commanders transferred staffers among New Britain’s eight firehouses to break up cliques
Police said the Seminole County firefighter shot and killed a 24-year-old woman before taking his own life
Blomkest Firefighter Ryan Leif Erickson was in his vehicle when winds knocked a grain bin onto it
Louisville Fire Department Firefighter Sean McAdam spent his career in specialty rescue companies
Charles Brady had been in the hospital for more than two weeks following the Brooklyn blaze that killed Firefighter Timothy Klein
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Jason Smith, who was treated for burns and smoke inhalation, had been recovering from his injuries
Darin Banks was working for Firestorm Wildland Fire Suppression to prepare an area for a prescribed burn
Schultz chaired the Kentucky Firefighters Association’s public education committee and worked on recruitment and retention for multiple departments
Harold Joe Cordova served more than 65 years with the Manassa Fire Department, inspiring others to do the same along the way
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