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.
Lafayette Fire Department Sergeant John Robinson was a 29-year veteran of the department
Despite recent federal funding cuts, plans for the 2025 National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend are moving forward as scheduled, according to event organizers
Firefighter Connor Lees was freediving off Long Beach with his friends when he first disappeared on Dec. 4, 2024
Akron Fire Lt. Russell Brode, former president of IAFF Local 330, is remembered as an advocate for firefighter safety
Tucson Fire Department Captain Jacki deHaro had battled an aggressive form of lung cancer
The bodies of Klayton Manning, 18, and his 16-year-old cousin were found by sheriff’s deputies after a caller reported subjects “down”
Berthoud Fire Investigator Joshua MacDonald injured his leg at a 2016 fire scene and had endured multiple surgeries, including leg amputation
Greenville Firefighter Gary Cox Jr., 24, drowned while on a boating trip with other off-duty firefighters Sunday
Philadelphia Firefighter Eric Gore died Tuesday at Temple University Hospital
Snohomish County and North County Firefighter Marcus Carroll, 24, had gone missing while hiking on Saturday
Lehigh Valley Health Network MedEvac EMT and Fleetwood Firefighter Jeremy Emerich, 40, died six weeks after his brother also died from COVID-19
Illinois Valley Fire District Firefighter Devin Tandy, 43, was reportedly killed Thursday while leaving his home to respond to the call
Suffern Firefighter Jason Weinger, 57, was a nearly 40-year veteran of the fire service and a former lieutenant of the Ocean Beach Volunteer Fire Department
Fire and EMS leaders reflect on the grim milestone, as 29 fire service and 21 EMS members have died from the virus
Siarnicki: “Firefighters, EMTs and paramedics continue to answer the call as they do whenever there is a crisis”
North Branford Fire Department Emergency Medical Responder Antonio Grandetti was killed on Monday
Lt. Michael Davidson was killed on March 23, 2018, after he was overcome by toxic smoke in the basement of a building being used as a film set
Independence Firefighter David F. Jameson Jr., 52, reported feeling short of breath and was later found unresponsive in a pumper truck
Lawmakers seek to remove barriers for families of fallen first responders who may otherwise be forced to prove work-related exposure
Adams County Firefighter Stephanie Cupstid, 40, continued to help at fire scenes between dialysis treatments, her husband said
New Rochelle Fire Capt. Andrew DiMaggio, 57, was a fire instructor in Westchester County and a 31-year fire service veteran
Spring Hill Firefighter Mitchell Earwood, 34, died at his home when the storm swept through Middle Tennessee on Sunday
White Plains Deputy Fire Chief Edward Ciocca, a 35-year fire service veteran, died Friday and was honored with a procession Sunday afternoon
American Samoa Fire Bureau Division Capt. Allen Velega and Capt. Mike Tipoti were killed and two other firefighters were injured
Seminole Tribe Fire Chief Donald DiPetrillo, 70, was a Navy veteran and served as fire chief for 12 years
Jackson Fire Department Lt. Harold “Eddie” Moore Jr., 42, died after his first shift back from quarantine; the state CDC is investigating whether his death is COVID-19-related
River Grove Firefighter-Paramedic Robert Reisinger, 57, died on Wednesday, the same day he was scheduled to return to work
FDNY Supervisor of Mechanics Thomas Ward, 60, who also volunteered for the Massapequa Fire Department, died on Monday
Ascension Parish Fire Coordinator Gene Witek, 73, had previously served as a volunteer fire chief and president of the Louisiana Fire Chiefs Association
Oakland Volunteer Fire Department Assistant Chief Gary Walker, who worked as a Bloomingdale police officer, died Friday after 30 days in a coma
Dozens of emergency vehicles participated in a procession past the home of Medford Firefighter Bryan Danzinger, 56, who died this week
El Paso Fire Suppression Technician Eduardo Ramirez was participating in physical training at the fire station when he collapsed late Tuesday night
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