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.
East Branch Assistant Chief Jason McGlone was electrocuted after responding to a crash with a suspected DUI driver, where an electrical wire touched the top of his fire truck
Marble Falls Chief Michael Phillips never returned after responding to the deadly floods over the Independence Day weekend that killed more than 100 people
Firefighter Jonathan Ashworth, 23, had served with Fire Protection District 4 since 2018
“A huge part of my life was taken,” David Renaud said about his brother Matthew, killed in the Southwest Inn fire
We can apply the 5 Es of CRR to distracted driving to better protect our first responders operating on roadways
“We haven’t had to ask for help. They’ve just provided it,” Irmo Assistant Chief Sloane Valentino said
Irmo Fire District Firefighter James Muller, 25, became trapped in the fire along with multiple other firefighters
Seminary VFD Firefighter Phillip Allan was struck while crossing a highway to help crash victims
Poor communications and an abandoned hoseline among several factors during a fire in Berwick
How post-fire risks contributed to the fatal 1972 collapse just minutes after the fire was called under control
The medical examiner’s office ruled Jesse Reed’s death a “suspected homicide” with “blunt force injuries” listed as a contributing cause of his death
The girlfriend, a fellow firefighter and mother of his children, ran from the house, and a neighbor killed Carl Braxton, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office said
Sarah Tierney, wife of Buffalo Firefighter Jason Arno blames negligence, cites conscious pain and suffering and wrongful death
Chief Shawn Snider guided Edinburg Fire in its continuing transition from a fully volunteer department to a hybrid of paid and volunteer firefighters
Brittney C. Ramos says her husband, Lt. Garrett Ramos, died as a result of the Sterling chief and deputy fire chief not following proper procedures
Jason Tucker worked on cancer prevention, a special operations team and decon, Pasco County Fire Rescue said
Captain Roy L. Sewell Jr., a former Cub Scout, is fondly remembered as a supporter of the local pack
The late chief began his career in 1984 with the Albuquerque Fire Department and was later tapped to take the reins of Fire Engineering magazine
Chester T. Lauck served with Frederick County Fire and Rescue and several other area agencies plus the Air National Guard
Fred Fedeler, 67, was a volunteer with the Chester Fire Department
A three-story building collapsed, killing Lt. Sean Williamson, a 27-year-fire department veteran
The New Britain Fire Department fired Michael Yagmin last year after an inquiry found drug dealing and on-duty drug use among nine firefighters
The state’s investigation revealed violations and a lack of safety protocols related to Firefighter Tre’ Evans-Dumaran’s death
Capt. Matt “Chevy” Chiaverotti served with the Virginia Beach Fire Department for more than 20 years and was a search team manager
NFFF continues to support the city following the fertilizer explosion, plus two recent struck-by incident LODDs
Abbott firefighters aided Horace Dan Wright, and EMS transported him to a hospital
Hundreds gathered; a minister called the service a celebration of life and asked mourners to their neighbor and give them a “Jermaine-type” smile
Crews were dispatched, but Cody Mullens, 28, succumbed to his injuries
“When we take an oath as firefighters, we take an oath to put others first,” said IAFF President Edward Kelly
Tony Duivenvoorde was a longtime member of Sussex Fire & EMS
Detailing the tragedy from the initial response to the final investigation
Retired battalion chief Mitch Christian served with the Ashland Fire Department for 25 years
Officer Trevor Abney was ambushed and shot below the left eye, leaving him blinded in that eye and with a .40-caliber bullet lodged in his brain
