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.
A head-on collision during a wrong-way pursuit on I-25 in 2022 claimed a Santa Fe officer and a retired Las Vegas firefighter
Authorities say the Portland Fire Department lieutenant and town selectman was struck when he was crossing the street toward town hall
Winchester Firefighter Rick Sanders is survived by his wife, Billie, four children and four grandchildren with another grandchild on the way
Jalal Aineb joined the fire service 12 years ago after immigrating from Morocco in 1989
Firefighter Daniel Eugene “Wolfey” Wolfe was remembered as a “fireman’s fireman”
The ruling qualifies Ernie Dombrowski’s widow to receive $3,000 a month in survivor’s benefits
Battalion Chief Michael Fahy was was killed in a house explosion while on duty September 2016
Alvaro Jimenez Gonzalez was trying to turn off an inappropriate film when he lost his footing and fell to the ground
Crews responded to a fire one day after Michael Norton died unexpectedly
Thane Lucas, 15, was burning garbage when something inside exploded and struck him in the neck
Patrick Wolterman’s colleagues, chief and wife attended the hearing
Terrance “Terry” Edward Shafer fell ill at a family cabin in Minnesota after his shift
Richard Kaplan died at his home Jan. 23 after answering four calls the day before
James Franciskovich, 52, was traveling with two other firefighters to a training exercise when their fire department vehicle overturned
Volunteer firefighter Ron Savage, 63, suffered a cardiac event while training Saturday
Chief Kevin Brix was seen as a father figure and mentor to many younger firefighters
Ron Savage, 63, was well-known throughout his community as a firefighter and news anchor and reporter
James Lee Franciskovich was traveling with two other firefighters when their vehicle left the roadway and veered into a ditch
Michael Dale Russell, 68, is the Leach Fire Department’s first line of duty death
Michael Lanza, 35, leaves behind his wife and two children
Michael Dale Russell was heading to a structure fire when the rig overturned
Phillip “Eddie” Turner, 59, was on his way to the fire station when the crash occurred
Athens-Clarke County firefighter Matt Hughes was working an off-duty job when the crash occurred
Crystal Rezzonico suffered a traumatic brain injury after she was ejected from her fire truck eight years ago
Phillip E. Turner, 59, was driving to the fire station when the crash occurred
Greybull Fire Chief Paul Murdoch, 53, leaves behind his wife and three children
Jim Bell suffered a severe head injury earlier this week while skiing; he was placed on life support before dying
Kevin A. Przybyl, who had cystic fibrosis, was always interested in pursuing a career in public safety
Philip Reeves was described as a dedicated firefighter who always made sure to do his best on every call
Firefighter Ricardo Catalan was wearing PPE when he came into contact with a live electrical wire
Ryan Osler was responding to a wildfire when the fire truck he was in overturned
Chief Bill Matthews, 73, was found slumped over the steering wheel of a fire truck; he likely suffered a heart attack
FDNY firefighter Robert Newman is the fourth firefighter to die from a 9/11-related illness this year
