Line-of-Duty Death (LODD)
Roy Smith is believed to have been responding to a stranded motorist in high water before his vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree
Beaufort-Leslie Fire Protection District Junior Firefighter Chevy Gall was killed in a POV crash while responding to a water rescue
Despite recent federal funding cuts, plans for the 2025 National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend are moving forward as scheduled, according to event organizers
The memorial in Ridley Township honors first responders who have died in the line of duty
The fire department report stated that Firefighter Jason Cortez may have accidentally opened the valve and cited COVID-19 restrictions in requiring firefighters to do some training tasks alone
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf ordered flags to be flown at half-staff in honor of Colmar Firefighter Edward “Gary” Minnick, 65, on the day of his funeral
Officials had announced a plan to study the department’s safety practices following the 2019 death of Lt. Jason Menard, but say that plan was slowed by the COVID-19 pandemic
Jason Cortez, 42, fell three stories during a company-level training drill, causing severe head injuries
The Firefighter-EMT Michael J. Field Memorial Bridge on Long Island was dedicated in a ceremony on Saturday
Authorities said the woman was caught after getting fallen Hall County Fire Sgt. Robby Brown’s name wrong while soliciting money
The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation broadcast a video Sunday honoring 82 firefighters who died in the line of duty in 2019 and 21 firefighters who died in previous years
The deaths of fire, law enforcement, corrections and EMS leaders and personnel will have a decades-long impact on department operations, safety and capability
South Holland Firefighter-Paramedic Dylan Cunningham, 29, who served with the department for nine years, died Wednesday after an exercise at Haigh Quarry Lake
Lester Labarge’s tractor-trailer struck a fire engine at a crash scene, killing Hanover County Fire Lt. Brad Clark
Manchester Assistant Fire Chief Brendan Burns, 45, was reported missing on Wednesday and his death was announced later that night
U.S. Forest Service Firefighter Carlos Baltazar was reported missing on Sept. 24, one day before the memorial service for fellow Big Bear Hotshot Charles Morton
Frank Siller, brother of Firefighter Stephen Siller, who died on 9/11, walked through Battery Tunnel with MTA and Port Authority personnel
Salem Fire Chief Rick Todd, who was also a paramedic, was a well-known and respected member of the local fire and EMS community
Adwolfe Volunteer Fire Department Firefighter-EMT Charles C. “Dog” Woods was found unresponsive after filling a tanker
Pilot Ricky Fulton, a contractor with Aero S.E.A.T. Incorporated, was killed Tuesday evening while battling the Schill Fire
Clayton Deputy Chief of Operations and Training Jason Dean, 42, a 20-year department veteran, was one of 17 Clayton firefighters who tested positive for the virus
The bill would assign license points and double fines for failing to slow down or move over for first responders and other workers
Whitehall Second Assistant Fire Chief James P. Brooks, 45, died Friday after suffering a torn aorta on the way to a fire call
The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation invites communities to participate in “Bells Across America for Fallen Firefighters” on the weekend of Oct. 4
Charles Morton died while battling the El Dorado Fire in the San Bernardino National Forest
Multiple memorial events were held on Wednesday, one year after the Sept. 16, 2019, explosion that killed Farmington Fire Capt. Michael Bell and injured six other firefighters
Fridley Fire Chief Mike Spencer, 53, will be honored with a display of red lights across the county on Monday
Carrollton Fire Rescue Capt. Frazier Holbert died four days after suffering a stroke following an emergency call
Retired FDNY Firefighter Timmy Burke, 51, died on Friday due to 9/11-related complications, family members said
The former James Gordon Bennett Medal was renamed to honor fallen Chief of Department Peter J. Ganci Jr. and to reject the racist views of its previous namesake, officials said
While it’s nearly impossible to compare 9/11 and COVID-19, there is one strong similarity
Capt. Tommy Searcy, who served for 18 years, is the third Houston firefighter to die from the virus
Firefighter Sara Madsen was working on a Hotshot crew for the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest in Montana prior to the crash
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