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.
Firefighters and deputies are among the fallen in the wake of one of the deadliest storms in U.S. history
The Fairview Fire Department announced that one of its firefighters died during rescue operations in Buncombe County
Saluda County residents offer support to members of the Circle Fire Department following the loss of two firefighters during Hurricane Helene
The pileup killed Fire Chief Spencer Chauvin and injured another firefighter
A GoFundMe page has raised over $16,000 in two days
Christopher Harrison, 16, died Tuesday following complications from a motorcycle crash
Officials said Peter Franz Kannler died Saturday following a battle with esophageal cancer
Ian Howard died Aug. 21 while stationed overnight on a standby call
Gabriel Lee was found dead July 23 at his station
The May 16 death of Daryl B. Ritz was captured on a GoPro camera mounted inside Ritz’s dump truck
Jennifer R. Wilson discovered she had cancer just weeks after retiring from her job as a fire dispatcher
Keith Lane had responded to a motor vehicle crash earlier in the evening
Funeral services for Derek Ruthkosky were held Wednesday, where an honor guard of fellow firefighters participated
I guarantee this person would never have said something so ugly in person
Gregory Louis was shot in the back of the head outside his fire station Aug. 18
Dennis “Pawpaw” Tate was remembered for being a “beacon of strength” in difficult times
Charles Beaver, a 32-year veteran, taught CPR and life support techniques while serving as a firefighter
Security cameras outside the station where Gregory Louis was killed Aug. 18 were inoperable at the time
Jesse Austin Trader was killed August 2013 after his water truck crashed during a wildfire
Justin Beebe died Aug. 13 when he was struck by a tree while fighting a wildfire
Joe Heck was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer in 2015
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