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.
More than 150 musicians from as far as Virginia and Calgary joined the Coeur d’Alene Firefighter Pipes and Drums to honor two battalion chiefs killed in a tragic ambush
Firefighter Jeffrey Deschenes died in the line of duty after responding to multiple emergency calls, the U.S. Fire Administration confirmed
Outpouring of support follows targeted attack that left two firefighters dead
Timothy Klein was “kind, selfless and always, always there to help,” said Acting FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh
The funeral service follows on Friday after a gathering that included family, the mayor and friends with the Fight for Firefighters Foundation
First responders traveled from miles around to honor the memory of Roy “Drew” Barr who was shot and killed in the line of duty
Hobart “Hobie” Erickson, 95, started his fire service career in New Jersey in 1965
Kimberly Schoppa “was just such a hard worker, she constantly smiled,” said Deputy Chief Tracey Reed
Investigators cited multiple errors made on the scene of the Dec. 4 fire that contributed to Sterling Lt. Garrett Ramos’ death from asphyxiation
“We lost a true hero that night,” he said about Steven Pollard
The West Douglas County Fire Protection District did not reveal the circumstances of Stephen Smith’s death but praised his character
Former Cambridge Fire Chief John P. Trumble was working with firefighters as a spotter when he was overcome by smoke and fire
The bill, which is named for Frederick County Battalion Chief Joshua Laird, is meant to prevent pipes from failing after a lightning strike
Hope Fire Company Chief Isaac “Dave” Hassen Sr. previously worked as a medic and as a police officer
Members of a least a dozen agencies from across Arizona attended a memorial for Brendan Bessee, who died in an ambulance crash
Scott W. Mathison served the towns of Winchester and Clayton for 25 years and was the son of the late Chief Dean Mathison
Patrick Sullivan pleaded guilty in March to charges related to a motorcycle crash that killed Ryan Ferrara
Gregory Brown will enter an Alford plea, which allows him to maintain his innocence, and a judge plans to sentence Brown afterward
Lawyers for the family of Jonathan Flagler blame on-scene commanders
Police continue to investigate and have identified a person of interest
Lt. Philip M. Wigal, 35, of the Town and Country Fire District was pronounced dead at the scene
Brendan Bessee had recently transferred from the Globe Fire Department to the Salt River Fire Department
A joint statement from Sterling and Rock Falls says the report contains errors plus suggestions for improvement that the Sterling Fire Department has begun
Report: Command didn’t know the home had a basement, the fire was mistakenly said to be controlled, and flaws in responding to Lt. Garrett Ramos’ mayday call
Elwood Volunteer Fire Department Chief Darren Krull was a passenger in a vehicle that was hit by a water truck
Greenwood Fire Department Capt. Craig Hall served for 25 years
Ward Volunteer Fire Department Acting Chief Freddy C. Reeves served for 50 years
Whatcom Fire District 7 Assistant Fire Chief Dean Crosswhite served the community for nearly 30 years
Ed McBride, former assistant fire chief in Godfrey, had battled the duty-related cancer for the past few years
The Larksville Borough Fire Department Chief Engineer had just pulled up to the station when he experienced a cardiac-related incident
Evan Gaw apologized before he was sentenced in the shooting death of former Odessa Firefighter Michael Mack
Desmond Palmer, 34, worked at Station 54 in the San Jacinto Ranger District in California
A state investigation revealed troubling details about the events surrounding the death of Firefighter Peyton Morse
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