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Brockton Firefighter Jason Gould suffered lung damage while rescuing an occupant during a fire
Wethersfield Firefighter Robert Sharkevich was killed in a UTV rollover during a fire on Lamentation Mountain in Berlin
A former propane company employee has been charged for his role in an explosion that killed Sterling Firefighter Trevor Brown and injured 11 others
Former Northwest Fire Chief Jeff Piechura and the plane’s pilot were surveying the Cedar Basin Fire
The firefighters were performing aerial reconnaissance to direct resources responding to a wildfire
Sean DeMuynck, 35, died in the line of duty the day before he was set to return home to Canada
Gloucester Firefighter Gregory Marchant had been with the department for 27 years
Penn Wynne/Overbrook Hills Firefighter Sean DeMuynck was on his last call with the fire company
The Chesterfield Fire and EMS recruit suffered a medical emergency during daily physical training
Millheim Volunteer Fire Company Firefighter Kevin Lingle, 64, died from chest and abdominal injuries sustained in a vehicle collision
Two of the men are facing manslaughter, assault and arson charges in connection to the March 23 fire that killed Spring Valley Firefighter Jared Lloyd
Mehdi Mourad, 21, was responding in his personal vehicle when he lost control of his vehicle and rear-ended an SUV stopped on the side of the road
The Ricardo Torres Jr. scholarship was created from a $50,000 donation to the City of New Haven by Lt. Samod Rankins
More than 500 people gathered to celebrate the life of LACoFD Firefighter Tory Carlon, who was killed by a co-worker at the fire station earlier this month
The passing of Tiltonsville Fire Department Chief Doug Dugan prompted several neighboring departments to post condolences on social media
No. 7 Township Fire Department Firefighter Ralph DeBlassi was involved in a fatal car wreck while responding to a motor vehicle accident
Firefighter Rodney Heard died after “a courageous battle with COVID-19” a statement from the St. Louis Fire Department read
Firefighter Christopher G. Yock suffered a medical emergency at his home after battling a blaze at a San Francisco International Airport parking structure
Township 7 Assistant Fire Chief Travis Blalock said the firefighter had to be extricated from the vehicle
First responders lined the route as Carlon’s body was transported from the coroner’s office to a local mortuary
New Haven Lt. Samod “Nuke” Rankins was injured last month in a fire that killed fellow firefighter Ricardo Torres Jr.
Family and friends remember Tory Carlon as a dedicated father and husband who loved being a firefighter and serving others
Joslyn Carlon, daughter of slain LACoFD Firefighter Tory Carlon, accepted her high school diploma to the applause of dozens of her father’s fellow firefighters
The Johnstown Firefighters Memorial Park and Memorial Bridge will include a bell, light bollards, signage, greenery and a sculpture
Tim Hart was hurt battling the Eicks Fire and was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries on June 2
We train to respond to active shooter incidents but never expect it to be one of our own, in our own firehouse
Tory Carlon, a 44-year-old father of three, has been identified as the Los Angeles County firefighter shot and killed at Station 81
The mural honors the memory of front-line workers, including Fire Capt. Franklin Williams, the first Detroit firefighter to die from the virus
A granite bench in Oakland’s Firestorm Memorial Garden now bears the name of fallen Oakland Fire Battalion Chief James M. Riley Jr.
LaGrange Firefighter Charles Wayne Spry, 51, was found unresponsive in his home less than 24 hours after the training
The memorial weekend will take place Oct. 2-3, 2021 and honor firefighters who died in the line of duty in 2019 and 2020
The helicopter crashed during a training exercise near Leesburg International Airport; no survivors found
Police said the suspect had failed to make court appearances after allegedly cutting down the flagpole at the Washingtonville memorial last year