Line-of-Duty Death (LODD)
Two Newark firefighters have died after becoming lost while fighting a fire involving several vehicles on a cargo ship
Noble Township Assistant Chief Jarod Kammeyer was hospitalized twice after contracting COVID-19 during a standby
City of Prescott remembers the 19 hotshots killed in the Yarnell Hill fire
343 FDNY firefighters, plus one New York fire patrolman, were killed in the terrorist attacks, along with dozens of other public safety personnel
DeKalb County Master Firefighter Fant, a 21-year veteran and father of five, was overcome inside the warehouse used for movies and music videos
Officials have not said how the DeKalb County firefighter died during the Lithonia warehouse fire
Authorities say the firefighter collapsed during suppression operations on the Dragon Bravo Fire, which has burned 227 square miles since July 4
The Celestine Volunteer Fire Department said the firefighter was responding in his personal vehicle when he was involved in a crash
Harford Assistant Chief Edward Chideser fractured his leg while battling a brush fire in March
The 12-year Army veteran and Raywick firefighter died three days after being ejected when his engine overturned en route to a call
The firefighter collapsed while working on the lightning-sparked blaze in the Tobacco Root Mountains
After participating in forcible entry training the prior evening, Northwood Fire Rescue Capt. Christopher Brown was transported to a local hospital
Fire Police Captain Ed Margavich, 80, is Station 14’s first line-of-duty death in 70 years
State and Buffalo Fire Department reports cite accountability lapses, interior ops failures, an untrained acting officer and delays in defensive ops in death of Firefighter Jason Arno
The Kansas City Fire Department skipped formal after-action reviews after two LODDs, citing trauma and threshold criteria despite guidelines and NFFF’s “always debrief” stance
The agency levied a $640 penalty after determining safety lapses contributed to the death of a Wethersfield firefighter when a utility terrain vehicle flipped during a brush fire
Investigation highlights the risks of post-suppression overhaul and origin-and-cause operations
The city council awarded nearly $1.1 million to the wife of Kyle Brinker, a Kansas City Fire Department paramedic who died during a training exercise in 2024
The tragic accident that killed Plainville Firefighter Raymond Moreau has sparked renewed focus on equipment safety, declining volunteer numbers and emerging health risks
The family of Plainville Firefighter Raymond Moreau will be the first to receive an immediate $100,000 for fallen first responders
Raymond Moreau, a 35-year volunteer with the Plainville Fire Department, was struck outside the structure and died during surgery after suffering blunt trauma
The 37-year-old Murdo firefighter died after being ejected from a fire apparatus in a rollover crash
A Plainville firefighter died in the line of duty while battling a fire, prompting an outpouring of condolences from departments across the state
The St. Lucie County Fire District is honoring firefighter/paramedic Jarius Hodge with full line-of-duty honors following his death after a medical emergency while on shift
Roger Bentley was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and other charges after prosecutors said he ignored signs of a gas leak before the 2024 blast that killed Sterling Firefighter Trevor Brown
Amie Lee, who died July 14 from a suspected pulmonary embolism linked to a fire station injury, joined the Van Dyne Fire Department in 2011
A Maryland fire captain died after falling into a basement during a 2021 house fire, with investigators citing gaps in size-up, crew integrity, and rapid intervention readiness
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
EMT Frederick Whiteside died in the line of duty in 2023 but has been excluded from the memorial weekend service for the last two years
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