Line-of-Duty Death (LODD)
The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Chief Garry Moore was reportedly helping a motorist as severe weather moved across the state
Warrens Firefighter Lori Boelkes became ill while driving home after responding to a motor vehicle crash
NIOSH faces layoffs of staff working on firefighter safety initiatives like the National Firefighter Registry for Cancer and line-of-duty death investigations
Cresson Firefighter-EMT Diana Jones, 63, was inspired by her son, a fire captain, to pursue a second career in public safety
Cresson Firefighter-EMT Diane Jones was killed battling the August Complex fire at Mendocino National Forest
Goffstown Fire Capt. Steven W. Tower, 54, became ill during the Candidate Physical Ability Test at the New Hampshire Fire Academy on Monday
The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation will provide an opening ceremony video, printable honor badges and a digital bell for this year’s event
Avis Firefighter David Closs Sr., 67, was directing traffic for the safe passage of apparatus when he suffered a medical emergency
St. George Island Volunteer Firefighter/First Responder Brian Stephen Smith, 56, was swept up by the current while trying to save a man and child in distress
A letter to members stated that the department’s commitment to remembering the fallen must be balanced with health and safety
Converse Fire Department Capt. Bryant Anderson is remembered as a “selfless leader” by his colleagues
Charleston Fire Chief Jeff Jackson said the department will work to provide more support for its members after the death of Firefighter-Paramedic Jason Cuffee
Cleveland Fire Lt. Richard A. Petras, 51, died Saturday after 26 years of service
Officials said vehicle data from the crash that killed Lubbock Fire Rescue Lt. Eric Hill and Lubbock Police Officer Nicholas Reyna is being processed at a laboratory that was temporarily closed
Police say Andre Narbonne, 40, severed the flagpole at the memorial for five firefighters from Washingtonville who died on 9/11, as well as two other flagpoles
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced crews setting up the Tribute in Light will be supervised by health officials following a previous announcement that the tribute would be canceled due to COVID-19
The law extends death benefits to public safety officers who die as a result of COVID-19
Valley Stream Firefighter-EMT Mike Field, a past FDNY member and 9/11 responder, will be honored with a memorial bridge on Long Island
Firefighter Rodney Herndon, a 40-year fire service veteran who served at multiple departments and worked for a gas company, died when the propane tank he was filling exploded
Hawaii Fire Department Equipment Operator Eric Hayashi, 49, died Saturday from a suspected heart attack
Officials said Big Pine Volunteer Fire Department Engineer Pete Hein died from an “acute medical emergency” while fighting the Stagecoach Fire
The Tunnel to Towers Foundation says it will hold an in-person, socially distanced event with families after the 9/11 Memorial and Museum switched to pre-recorded readings
A funeral was held for Beirut Fire Brigade Paramedic Sahar Fares, 24, on Thursday; Beirut’s governor said nine other firefighters were killed
Natick Firefighter-Paramedic Jake John Francis Feeney IV, 30, is remembered as “kind, strong and true” and a “conscientious hard worker”
West Point and Vails Gate Firefighter Alec Tannenbaum, 29, a decorated Marine veteran, died after responding to calls in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Isaias
Few significant crackdowns on chemical storage came in the wake of the 2013 West explosion, which killed 12 firefighters
Naples Firefighter Anthony “Tony” Christensen, a 22-year veteran of his department, died Tuesday
Firefighters must plan the tactical needs for all high-hazard environments in their response area
Sgt. Steven Splan died hours after he returned from cutting a tree that was blocking a roadway
Firefighter-Paramedic Jerry Pacheco, who served with the department for 17 years, died Monday morning
The Spokane Fire Department says retired Firefighter Ed Foster’s death is a line-of-duty death
Hackensack Firefighter Rich Kubler, 53, died from stage 4 liver cancer on Saturday after more than 20 years of service
Los Angeles Firefighter-Paramedic Jose M. Perez, 44, had been with the department for more than 16 years and is the first LAFD member to die from the virus
