Line-of-Duty Death (LODD)
Captain David Meyer joined the department in 1996 and was assigned to Truck 29
The Taylor County firefighter suffered a pulmonary embolism five days after being injured in a crash
A South Jordan firefighter was discovered unconscious in his room
“I’m truly sorry,” Jacquelyn Walker said, apologizing to the dozens of Thomas Royds’ family members and friends in court
The NYFP was primarily tasked with protecting property, but its members also saved lives alongside the FDNY’s Bravest
The body of Jason Arno, 37, was 30 to 40 feet inside when there was a partial collapse, Fire Commissioner William Renaldo said
Erie Firefighter Michael Smith “was a hard-working firefighter always going above and beyond no matter what was asked of him,” IAFF Local 293 posted
Flint Firefighter Ricky Hill Jr., 49, suffered a possible heart attack when he collapsed at the scene of a mobile home park fire
Firefighters can incorporate tried-and-true military strategies to minimize line-of-duty deaths
“When Michael died, I was told his hose never got water in that awful fire,” said Kathy Crosby-Bell, mother of Firefighter Michael Kennedy
The 12-alarm blaze resulted in the deaths of three Philadelphia firefighters: David Holcombe, Phyllis McAllister and James Chappell
Paul Cloutier served with Webster Fire/Rescue and volunteered with the Muddy Brook Fire Department
A tree broke, causing a power line to strike Paw Paw VFD Lt. Ethan M. Quillen
Lake Mills Fire Department Chief Todd J. Yandre was in the fire service for 42 years and was a fire instructor for 18 years
Steve Smith served as Pebble fire chief for a decade
Daniel Lamothe became “medically distressed” and was treated immediately, according to Santa Cruz County
Neil Carlberg was a Bellingham firefighter for 33 years, retired in 2011 and died of esophageal cancer in 2018
They blame the New York State Academy of Fire Science for the death of their son, a 21-year-old Watertown firefighter who had an emergency during training
“David White is someone many people looked up to,” said Ernest Upchurch, chaplain for the Bryan Fire Department
Stockton Fire Captain Vidal “Max” Fortuna had been responding to a dumpster fire last year
Rancho Cucamonga Engineer Miguel Cervantes worked in the fire service for more than 20 years
FDNY
Nearly six years after EMT Yadira Arroyo was killed, the man who allegedly ran her down with her own rig will stand trial
The firefighters’ great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren witnessed the ceremony at Engine 285/Ladder 142
Columbus Battalion Chief Richard Richardson’s occupational cancer death was followed by the losses of Firefighters Michael Calafatis and Gary D. Childers
Gresham Firefighter Brandon Norbury previously served as a Navy Seal and with the local police department
Maui County FD’s Tre’ Evans-Dumaran, 24, fought for his life for a week
Chief James Banta asked Marion County FD members to be check in with each other following the deaths of Firefighter-Paramedics Tripp Wooten and Allen Singleton
“He touched many lives in his short time with the department,” the Uniformed Firefighters Association of Greater New York wrote
A draft of the document praised recent changes in the Apopka Fire Department hierarchy but also “identified deeper foundation deficiencies”
Robert “Bob” Thomas Gardner, Jr. had served as a deputy chief for the Richmond-Carolina Fire District
Kevin Dailey was a longtime member of the Middleport and Richland Township fire departments
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