Line-of-Duty Death (LODD)
The Wayne Township FD said the firefighter died from paralysis and other injury complications from the crash
The firefighter had stopped to render aid at an MVC near Georgetown
Supervising Fire Marshal George Snyder was first assigned to Engine 36 in Harlem before being in charge of the Lithium-Ion Battery Task Force
Arrowhead Interagency Hotshots Captain Brian Hughes was killed when he was struck by a tree while working with his crew to set a back fire
Timothy McClanahan’s family is suing Priority 1 Air Rescue, claiming the company sold “non-locking” caribiners, which are not supposed to be used in an air rescue
The Carr Fire exploded in intensity after it jumped the Sacramento River, killing one firefighter and a private bulldozer operator and forcing residents to flee
Retired White Plains Fire Department Lt. Clark Douglass, 53, was one of 60 members of his department who assisted the FDNY after the World Trade Center attacks
Howard County, Md., firefighter dies after falling through floor
Officials said Nathan Flynn fell through the floor of a large home that was possibly struck by lightning
Firefighter Zachary J. Fazekas, 19, had been with the department for two years
An autopsy determined Juan Bucio, 46, died from asphyxia caused by an abnormal heart beat
Firefighters from Cal Fire Local 2881 had been standing sentinel over Braden Varney’s body since he was killed
It took three and Joyce Craig gave the ultimate sacrifice – her life – in helping save others from a house fire in West Oak Lane in December 2014 years to outfit
The September 2016 blast killed Michael Fahy, a 17-year fire department veteran whom Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro called “a star” of the department
Heavy equipment operator Braden Varney, 36, was killed when his bulldozer rolled over
Although the number of fatalities has dropped in the last 20 years, it is because there are simply fewer fires
The bills were signed in honor of firefighter Victor Breeden, who lost his battle with cancer that he got from inhaling dangerous toxins
Sun Prairie Police Lt. Kevin Konopacki said another firefighter suffered critical injuries and four others were hurt in the explosion
Phoenix Fire Department fire veteran and U.S. Army Captain Juston Doherty died of an unknown cause while on active military duty
West Liberty Volunteer Fire Department firefighter Michael Goodnight was pronounced dead at the scene
Albuquerque police said Nathan Urbany lost control, hit a guardrail and was pronounced dead at the scene
The event in Prescott featured bell tolls and the reading of the names of the Granite Mountain Hotshots who died June 30, 2013
JetBlue will fly firefighters from anywhere in the country free of charge so they can attend the funeral of Long Beach Fire Capt. David Rosa
Prosecutors said suspect Thomas Kim had been feuding with a female neighbor and set off an explosive device in his apartment “with the intent to kill her”
Austin Fire Department cadet Devon Coney, who had previously worked for the department as a civilian employee for four years, died of an unknown cause
Lt. Benny Hutchins, 62, died two days after he was critically injured in a training exercise at the fire academy
Firefighters being shot and killed in the line of duty is counterintuitive and can’t be treated as normal
The family of Margaret Roberts, a 21-year fire veteran who died of cancer, is fighting with the city of Houston about whether her cancer was caused by her career
Capt. David Mains, former Maine firefighter of the year, was pronounced dead at Massachusetts General Hospital, where he was flown by a medical helicopter
Consider scene security, extra precautions for calls involving violence after fire captain dies in attack on responding firefighters
Thomas Kim was arrested on suspicion of murder, attempted murder and arson but investigators are still trying to determine a motive for the attack
A Long Beach Fire Department (Calif.) fire captain was killed and another firefighter and civilian were injured in a shooting
Paint Creek Joint EMS and Fire District firefighter Joe Patterson was fatally injured while working with compressed air cylinders
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