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.
Winchester Firefighter Rick Sanders is survived by his wife, Billie, four children and four grandchildren with another grandchild on the way
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Battalion Chief Tony Ray Garrison was caught in a landslide while rescuing victims of Hurricane Helene
Adwolfe Volunteer Fire Department Firefighter-EMT Charles C. “Dog” Woods was found unresponsive after filling a tanker
Pilot Ricky Fulton, a contractor with Aero S.E.A.T. Incorporated, was killed Tuesday evening while battling the Schill Fire
Clayton Deputy Chief of Operations and Training Jason Dean, 42, a 20-year department veteran, was one of 17 Clayton firefighters who tested positive for the virus
Dallas Fire-Rescue Engineer Ceasar Rios, a nearly 10-year veteran of the department, was killed in a vehicle crash while off-duty in Nebraska
Whitehall Second Assistant Fire Chief James P. Brooks, 45, died Friday after suffering a torn aorta on the way to a fire call
Charles Morton died while battling the El Dorado Fire in the San Bernardino National Forest
Fridley Fire Chief Mike Spencer, 53, will be honored with a display of red lights across the county on Monday
Carrollton Fire Rescue Capt. Frazier Holbert died four days after suffering a stroke following an emergency call
Retired FDNY Firefighter Timmy Burke, 51, died on Friday due to 9/11-related complications, family members said
While it’s nearly impossible to compare 9/11 and COVID-19, there is one strong similarity
Capt. Tommy Searcy, who served for 18 years, is the third Houston firefighter to die from the virus
COVID-19 is absolutely worse based upon the number of people who have died – but they were not murdered
Firefighter Sara Madsen was working on a Hotshot crew for the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest in Montana prior to the crash
Cresson Firefighter-EMT Diana Jones, 63, was inspired by her son, a fire captain, to pursue a second career in public safety
Cresson Firefighter-EMT Diane Jones was killed battling the August Complex fire at Mendocino National Forest
Goffstown Fire Capt. Steven W. Tower, 54, became ill during the Candidate Physical Ability Test at the New Hampshire Fire Academy on Monday
Avis Firefighter David Closs Sr., 67, was directing traffic for the safe passage of apparatus when he suffered a medical emergency
St. George Island Volunteer Firefighter/First Responder Brian Stephen Smith, 56, was swept up by the current while trying to save a man and child in distress
Sgt. Sivad Johnson was with his 10-year-old daughter when he heard screams and immediately jumped into the Detroit River to help
Gabriel “Gabe” Aboyoun responded to Ground Zero in Manhattan on Sept. 11, 2001 and was cited for bravery on several occasions, city officials said
Converse Fire Department Capt. Bryant Anderson is remembered as a “selfless leader” by his colleagues
The Bell UH-1 helicopter was on a water-dropping mission for the 1,500-acre Hills Fire in Fresno County; SAR team mobilized
Charleston Fire Chief Jeff Jackson said the department will work to provide more support for its members after the death of Firefighter-Paramedic Jason Cuffee
Cleveland Fire Lt. Richard A. Petras, 51, died Saturday after 26 years of service
Officials said vehicle data from the crash that killed Lubbock Fire Rescue Lt. Eric Hill and Lubbock Police Officer Nicholas Reyna is being processed at a laboratory that was temporarily closed
Firefighter Rodney Herndon, a 40-year fire service veteran who served at multiple departments and worked for a gas company, died when the propane tank he was filling exploded
Hawaii Fire Department Equipment Operator Eric Hayashi, 49, died Saturday from a suspected heart attack
Officials said Big Pine Volunteer Fire Department Engineer Pete Hein died from an “acute medical emergency” while fighting the Stagecoach Fire
A funeral was held for Beirut Fire Brigade Paramedic Sahar Fares, 24, on Thursday; Beirut’s governor said nine other firefighters were killed
Natick Firefighter-Paramedic Jake John Francis Feeney IV, 30, is remembered as “kind, strong and true” and a “conscientious hard worker”
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