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.
Saluda County residents offer support to members of the Circle Fire Department following the loss of two firefighters during Hurricane Helene
Hurricane Helene flooding forces patients to a hospital roof, wipes out a VFD and downs a tree, killing two firefighters
The S.C. Highway Patrol confirmed that two people were killed when a tree fell on a fire truck traveling along Beulah Road in Saluda County
Henderson Fire Chief Shawn White said his goal is to provide more resources and start a dialogue about mental health
Paul Quattlebaum was killed after he was hit by an 18-wheeler while attempting to help car crash victims on the side of the road
Lexington County firefighters had stopped to check on victims of a car crash while heading to another call when Fire Engineer Paul Quattlebaum was hit by a semi
Assistant Fire Chief Christian Johnson died after he was placed in a medically-induced coma due to second- and third-degree burns on over 50% of his body
The annual report found the number of firefighters killed last year decreased by five from 2017
Capt. Paul Rotondaro was driving from one station to another when he was involved in a fatal head-on collision
The BVFD shared the loss of Firefighter Dale Jaynes, along with a touching poem dubbing Dale Jaynes as “The Godfather of the Burdetthood”
Firefighter-Paramedic Robbie Pettingill battled PTSD from job-related stress
Hazmat Firefighter-Paramedic Scott R. Neumann had just returned home after finishing his shift with Martin County Fire Rescue Station 16
The Maine Fire Marshal’s Office said that the leak was discovered in a propane line buried under the paved parking lot
Patrick Mataraza, an FDNY lieutenant, president of PBFD and friend of the family, said the word resilient best described Richard “Ricky” Tanagretta
Firefighter Kenneth Stavinoha was 36 when he collapsed just outside the Houston Fire Department Station 27 while performing his assigned station duties
Firefighter Randy Pouliot, a 16-year member of the department, was found in the woods with the all-terrain vehicle on top of him
Firefighter Kenneth Stavinoha was performing his assigned station duties when he experienced a medical emergency and collapsed in the fire station
Battalion Chief Mike Zainfeld, a 25-year firefighting veteran of Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue, was on medical leave and was suffered from job-related post-traumatic stress
Firefighter Ed Nulton Sr. was directing traffic when he was struck by a dump truck
Capt. Claud G. Messer was driving a fire truck when a logging truck attempted to make a left-hand turn forcing Messer to hit the brakes and crash into the truck
Thomas R. Harrigan was found at his home with a gunshot wound to the chest and later died at the hospital
NYPD detective Joe Paolillo succumbed last week at age 55 to a rare form of cancer
The blast injured four other firefighters, including the town’s fire chief, one employee of the nonprofit center and one ambulance professional
Jeffrey Blaine Alexander, 21, hit a semi-truck that ran a stop sign and was thrown from the pickup and pinned under the vehicle
A supertanker dropped a load of retardant, knocking a Douglas fir onto Matthew Burchett and three other firefighters
Family members and loved ones gathered to honor Firefighter Michael Haub, whose remains were recently identified by a medical examiner
Reading Firefighter Robert Louis Berger was operating a tractor with a backhoe attachment and was digging a hole when he became pinned
Thomas R. Harrigan was found at his home with a gunshot wound to the stomach and transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead
Joseph Manuse, 48, served with the Gates-Chili Fire Department since 1989 and was considered a leader in fire prevention education
Midland Fire and Rescue Firefighter-EMT Leann Gray passed away from injuries incurred from a vehicle crash with a motorcycle
Ty Arp is remembered as a great person, a good man and an excellent chief
Richard Gemma, 45, suffered a traumatic head injury and was pronounced dead at the hospital
Randy Syphrit, 52, was transported to an area hospital for treatment but succumbed to his injuries a day later
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