Line-of-Duty Death (LODD)
Officials said the plane was scooping water from the Hauser Reservoir while fighting the Horse Gulch Fire northeast of Helena
Chittenden Captain Charlie Parker was found unresponsive inside the fire station
Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Fire Chief Matt Tobben and another firefighter had rescued two people when their boat capsized
The report said firefighters hadn’t followed nationally recognized best practices or even the department’s own policies in the death of Scott Deem
Marion Willis, who was sentenced to 41 years for starting a fire that killed firefighter Walt Harris, will be sentenced for a third time
Retired firefighter Bill Noonan has dedicated himself to documenting the history of the factory blaze that killed 6 Boston firefighters on Feb 5, 1898
Feb. 7 marked the 50th anniversary of a deadly explosion that occurred at the Mickelberry Sausage Plant and killed four firefighters
North Little Rock Fire Department firefighter Eli Staton, 26, was found dead by his wife in their bathroom
Bill Clayton, a wildland firefighting expert who saved countless lives and entire towns during a career that spanned 50 years, died of natural causes
Hardy’s Chapel Volunteer Fire Department firefighter Derrick Ryan Webb was found unresponsive while preparing for the drill
Dwayne “Yogi” Thomas was responding to a structure fire when he suffered a heart attack
Tony Castone was unconscious in the hospital for almost a month after an alleged drunk driver swerved and struck him
Shortly after the video was filmed from his hospital room, Marc Wright lost his three-year battle with cancer
Kevin Hauber, a 24-year veteran with the Buffalo Grove Fire Department, lost his four-year-long battle with colon cancer
Christine Jameson fought back tears as she recounted the death of her husband Kyle, which was compounded by massive bills she didn’t know how she could pay
Capt. Earl Strong was found by a search crew after falling through a frozen lake
Chief Russell Achord, who was killed while responding to a crash, was honored at a funeral service
Adam Franco did not qualify for the job-related cancer date of five years before he died, so officials worked to secure a retirement benefit for his wife Angela
Chief Russell Achord was responding to a crash when the driver of a Dodge Ram, pulling a trailer, lost control and crashed into the wreck, striking the chief
State Fire Marshal Butch Browning said the unnamed firefighter was pronounced dead after being transported to the hospital
Farmington Fire Dept. Lieutenant Shadd Rohwer lost his battle with cancer on the same day as his 19th anniversary of service
Firefighters from Philadelphia, the region and along the East Coast are expected to attend Friday’s funeral proceedings
Retired Chief Miles Bowers served for 56 years, longer than any other firefighter with the Jacksonville Fire Department
The community used #RedLightsForMatt on social media in an effort to get as many people as possible to honor Lt. Matt LeTourneau
The report states that Cory Iverson’s escape route was cut off when he was trying to put out a fire with his hand tool
A funeral mass for Lt. Matthew LeTourneau will be held on Friday at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
Officials said veteran firefighter Matthew LeTourneau, 42, was pinned under debris when a home collapsed
In 2017, 93 firefighters died in the line of duty, according to the U.S. Fire Administration
Firefighter John Randle was seriously hurt from a fall while returning an apparatus to service
Daniel Nienaber made the bench to honor Patrick Wolterman, a firefighter who was killed in 2015
Between 2013 and 2016, the organization donated only a half-penny to two cents of every dollar that was meant for families of fallen firefighters
Oklahoma City Fire Department Lt. Jeffrey White was at the station when he suffered a medical condition
Faye Segraves started the fund for the Wildland Firefighter Foundation with her $7 in chore money
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