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 memorial for Chicago Firefighter Andrew Price highlights his love of surfing
Mark Foster founded Massachusetts Task Force 1 Urban Search and Rescue Team in 1990
Botsford Fire Rescue Assistant Chief Peter Blomberg was crossing the street to attend a meeting when he was struck
Charles “Chuck” Flickinger, 56, participated in the response and relief effort during Hurricane Katrina and responded to the Sept. 11 attacks
Jason Abalos, 35, medically retired in 2015 after his disease limited his abilities
Six firefighters were killed after a construction trailer containing 25,000 pounds of ammonium nitrate mixed with fuel oil exploded
During Warren Cummings’ time as chief, city officials said the department saw many equipment upgrades
Roger Dale Huffman joined the department in 1967 when he was 22 years old
Over 30 firefighters and 20 police officers waited in the hospital Monday night while William O’Leary was undergoing care
Steve Sunderland, 63, was the founding chief of the Tulare County Fire Department and spent more than 40 years in the fire service
William O’Leary, 52, was transported to the hospital after he fell ill at a restaurant
Anthony “Tony” Cooke, 66, served the Virginia Beach Fire Department for 25 years
Parker Hess, 16, died after a bullet from Capt. George Matis’ firearm was discharged
Capt. Fred A. Newton Sr., 66, was discovered by fellow firefighters in his car after he went to warm it up before leaving the station
Patrick Wolterman, 28, was killed Dec. 28, 2015 after falling through a floor while battling an arson fire
Jason “Jay’’ Carrafiello, 38, was considered an “outstanding firefighter and was held in high regard by all of the officers and firefighters”
Chief Art Brault, 54, was unresponsive when a family member checked on him
Ray Rubio, 52, suffered serious injuries after he fell over a concrete railing and onto a parking garage
Lucas Morace, 35, was riding his motorcycle when it hit the front driver’s side of a pickup truck over the weekend
Capt. Eric Weuve, 41, died last week after jumping off an overpass
Frank Martinez, 45, had his dying wish granted when fellow firefighters escorted him home from the hospital after treatment
Tallahassee Capt. Bradley Allen Deanda was hit and killed while on the side of the road Dec. 11
Although he retired several years ago, Richard Miller, 61, died from smoke inhalation while evacuating people from a burning building
Retired Elizabeth Fire Chief Louis Kelly died Friday after collapsing at a fire scene last week
Joseph “Toolie” O’Toole, 61, was surrounded by family when he died at home after a long battle with cancer
Detroit firefighter David Madrigal, 59, was found dead in his home Dec. 21, 2015
Lt. Justin Garrett Smith, 37, died of his injuries when his motorcycle veered off the road and over an embankment
Kevin Bell, 48, died fighting a house fire in October 2014; his family wanted to know why he was left behind even though a mayday call had been placed
Zach Crowley’s fellow firefighters responded to the call, but were unable to save him
A stress debriefing team was at the scene to support Orange County firefighters who found fire Capt. Eric Weuve
Assistant Fire Chief Jeff Worsham died unexpectedly in his home Dec. 10
Tracy Beard acted as a mentor for many colleagues and was a fatherly figure to his softball team
Dale McNeill, 44, had been in a medically-induced coma and was placed on the heart transplant waiting list
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