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.
Ignoring PASS alarms highlights need to better manage false activations and maintain situational awareness
A firefighter’s widow and Frederick County officials are supporting a bill that would require testing of corrugated stainless steel tubing beyond industry standards
The Uniformed Firefighters Association stated that the two members had served at Ground Zero
Melbourne Fire Department Driver Engineer-Paramedic Scott Allender contracted the virus in early July
Thousands march in honor of those killed, as a fire lieutenant serves as “consoler-in-chief”
The body of Arlington Firefighter Elijah Snow was returned to the U.S. after his death while on vacation at a Mexican resort
Elizabeth Township’s Amanda Jo Gogoel was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in September 2020
Watertown Chief Matthew Timerman wants an internal investigation into the death of Peyton L.S. Morse
Two firefighters performing aerial surveillance over the Cedar Basin Fire died after their plane crashed earlier this month
Watertown Firefighter Peyton Morse was found unresponsive while wearing his SCBA during a training exercise at the state fire academy
Firefighter Thomas Royds, 49, was killed, and two other firefighters and a state trooper were injured when struck at crash scene
Law enforcement says no signs of violence were found at the scene of Arlington Firefighter Elijah Snow’s death at a hotel in Cancun
Hanover County Fire-EMS’ Lawrence “Jeff” Phipps, Sr., was diagnosed in February
Matthew Michael “Bear” Rominger died in May after a 5-week illness
Vincent Intiso, 57, served with the East Orange Fire Department for 34 years
Hillsborough Fire Company #2’s William Shaffer experienced a medical emergency at the scene and was transported to a nearby hospital
Palm Beach County Fire and Rescue Firefighter Joseph Deltergo, 45, was a 16-year veteran of the department
James Brooks, second assistant chief of the Whitehall Volunteer Fire Company, died after suffering a torn aorta, which was deemed a preexisting condition
Asst. Chief Jason Kirchner of Dalton remembered as a family man who helped his community
Thomas M. Barber, of Jacksonville, experienced a heart attack in June
About 250 firefighters joined in a procession to honor their fallen colleague, Senior Lt. Francis Dombrowski
Former Northwest Fire Chief Jeff Piechura and the plane’s pilot were surveying the Cedar Basin Fire
The firefighters were performing aerial reconnaissance to direct resources responding to a wildfire
Sean DeMuynck, 35, died in the line of duty the day before he was set to return home to Canada
Frank Dombrowski, 55, was shot in a gas station parking lot in Troy, Mich.
Gloucester Firefighter Gregory Marchant had been with the department for 27 years
Penn Wynne/Overbrook Hills Firefighter Sean DeMuynck was on his last call with the fire company
The Chesterfield Fire and EMS recruit suffered a medical emergency during daily physical training
Millheim Volunteer Fire Company Firefighter Kevin Lingle, 64, died from chest and abdominal injuries sustained in a vehicle collision
Mehdi Mourad, 21, was responding in his personal vehicle when he lost control of his vehicle and rear-ended an SUV stopped on the side of the road
Assistant fire chief of the Leeds Fire Department, Mitchell “Mitch” Adams, was killed after a car crashed into him on his motorcycle, pushing him into the car in front
Richard A. Fry, 77, was found in his vehicle June 24 after participating in the Mt. Pleasant Firemen’s Parade, said Greensburg Fire Chief Tom Bell
Firefighter-Paramedic Lori Underwood also served as the secretary-treasurer of the IAFF Local 734
