Line-of-Duty Death (LODD)
Do we have the courage to change our thinking about firefighter LODDs?
Goldsboro Fire Police Officer Brian Peek was fatally struck while directing traffic at a motor vehicle crash
The Los Angeles County Fire Department released a summary of the front-loader fire and explosion that killed Firefighter Andrew Pontious
Robert Lee Beckner, a member of the Iaeger Volunteer Fire Department, is accused of setting the fire that killed fellow Iaeger Firefighter Russell Roberson on Sunday
Officials say Iaeger Firefighter Russell Roberson began feeling sick while trying to stop someone from reentering the burning home
The livestreamed event will feature remarks from officials with fire department personnel standing watch at the memorial site
Community members held a rally Monday to protest the mayor’s order to remove all flags outside city buildings except the U.S. and city flags
Mansfield Firefighter-Paramedic Michael McLaughlin, 39, died Saturday after a long battle with the disease
Bryan Haynes was arrested for murder after telling others he shot two aliens dressed as firefighters
Akron Fire Lt. Russell Brode, former president of IAFF Local 330, is remembered as an advocate for firefighter safety
Tucson Fire Department Captain Jacki deHaro had battled an aggressive form of lung cancer
Berthoud Fire Investigator Joshua MacDonald injured his leg at a 2016 fire scene and had endured multiple surgeries, including leg amputation
Chief Nathan Trauernicht details how firefighters can participate in the 2020 Safety Stand Down
The Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation announced the names of five more first responders whose families will receive support
The eight annual stair climb, co-sponsored by Pierce and the Green Bay Metro Fire Department, will be held as a virtual fundraiser for the NFFF due to COVID-19
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Several firefighters starring in Pete Davidson’s film “The King of Staten Island” had worked with Davidson’s father, Firefighter Scott Davidson, who was killed on 9/11
Philadelphia Firefighter Eric Gore died Tuesday at Temple University Hospital
Lehigh Valley Health Network MedEvac EMT and Fleetwood Firefighter Jeremy Emerich, 40, died six weeks after his brother also died from COVID-19
Illinois Valley Fire District Firefighter Devin Tandy, 43, was reportedly killed Thursday while leaving his home to respond to the call
Suffern Firefighter Jason Weinger, 57, was a nearly 40-year veteran of the fire service and a former lieutenant of the Ocean Beach Volunteer Fire Department
Fire and EMS leaders reflect on the grim milestone, as 29 fire service and 21 EMS members have died from the virus
Siarnicki: “Firefighters, EMTs and paramedics continue to answer the call as they do whenever there is a crisis”
River Falls Firefighter-EMT Eddie Nicholson, 62, was clearing the speedway after a collision when a bus rolled onto him
One of a group of five that set a tractor-trailer on fire in 1988, causing the fatal blast, claims her health problems put her at risk of becoming seriously ill from COVID-19
The bill temporarily presumes COVID-19 to be work-related if diagnosed within 45 days of a first responder’s last shift
Lt. Michael Davidson was killed on March 23, 2018, after he was overcome by toxic smoke in the basement of a building being used as a film set
The families of first responders and other city workers who have died from COVID-19 will maintain health insurance coverage for 45 days
Independence Firefighter David F. Jameson Jr., 52, reported feeling short of breath and was later found unresponsive in a pumper truck
Lawmakers seek to remove barriers for families of fallen first responders who may otherwise be forced to prove work-related exposure
Adams County Firefighter Stephanie Cupstid, 40, continued to help at fire scenes between dialysis treatments, her husband said
New Rochelle Fire Capt. Andrew DiMaggio, 57, was a fire instructor in Westchester County and a 31-year fire service veteran
With funerals and memorials now delayed, held virtually or at a distance, we worry about the impact on grieving families
