Line-of-Duty Death (LODD)
Brittney Ramos testifies that safety lapses led to her husband’s 2021 line-of-duty death
The 11-year FDNY veteran suffered cardiac arrest while operating on the roof during an all-hands fire
Brittney Ramos is suing the city of Rock Falls and two fire chiefs, alleging their reckless actions led to her husband falling through a floor and running out of air
Preliminary report finds Newark firefighters were ill-equipped and had little to no maritime firefighting training
Lubbock Firefighter Matt Dawson was seriously injured in a crash that claimed a fellow firefighter and police officer
Forest Bend Fire Chief John Norris was with other firefighters fighting a blaze in Friendswood
Kinnelon Lieutenant Justin Bower was found unresponsive at home after a call
“When we see these signs, it will be bittersweet. It’s a reminder of the loss — not that we ever forget it — but it also lets us know that the communities won’t forget him,” Peyton Morse’s father said
Family members and fellow firefighters remembered Andrew “Drew” Price as warm, adventurous and a frequent prankster
EMT Frederick D. Whiteside, 43, was a veteran of 22 years at the FDNY
Capon Valley Firefighter Ronald Maurice Strosnider fell ill while on the call
The story of Billy Moon, a heroic fallen FDNY firefighter, and the people whose lives he has saved
Firefighter Andrew “Drew” Price loved being a firefighter and was loved by many
The department identified the fallen firefighter as Firefighter/EMT Andrew Price of Truck 44
Roll on/roll off vessels like the Grande Costa d’Avorio can pack thousands of vehicles of various conditions
Ballardsville Firefighter Thomas Petschke Jr. had served the department for nearly 10 years
Buffalo Firefighter Jason Arno’s widow targets the FD over training, equipment as well as the contractor
Investigative report looks at how two Newark firefighters were rescued during the Grande Costa d’Avorio fire
“I’ve never seen somebody so excited to go to work,” Lauren Ridlon said about Lt. Dillon J. Rinaldo’s love of being a firefighter
The Prairieton Fire Department announced the death of one of its firefighters during a house fire
An internal memo following recent LODDs states that an exterior attack will be used regardless of occupancy, until certain conditions are met
Ware County Firefighter Luke Zimmerman faces several charges including first-degree vehicular homicide
Whitesburg Fire Department Assistant Chief Joe Back suffered a heart attack during an EMS call
Coon Creek Firefighter Regina Huffman died and two firefighters, including her son, were injured when their apparatus went off the road
Firefighters, family remember Firefighter Rodney William Pitts III for his kind, generous spirit
The battalion chief explains how so much of her decision-making is rooted in the 2008 Salisbury Millworks blaze
Coworkers immediately began CPR after finding Captain Adam Wayne Hart on the floor of his bunkroom
As we examine our October LODDs, one by painful one, we must pause to consider how to prevent similar circumstances at our own departments
Lieutenant Dillon Rinaldo had been in critical condition since the fire that claimed Firefighter Rodney Pitts III
Lt. Dillon J. Rinaldo suffered serious injuries during a fire that claimed Firefighter Rodney Pitts III
An Ionia firefighter was thrown from a department UTV when it was struck by a fire engine
The West Whiteland firefighters were responding to a call when their vehicle went off the road
Firefighter Rodney Pitts III joined the department in 2022 and was assigned to Engine Company 29
