Line-of-Duty Death (LODD)
After the LODDs in Burnsville, Bayport officials agreed to first responders asking for the lowering of the U.S. flag for future statewide mourning
Chief Charles Flynn, immediate past chair of the IAFC’s Volunteer & Combination Officers Section, passed away surrounded by his family
The Elliott County firefighter’s vehicle crashed during a procession for the EMT, who had died in a separate incident
Henry Plowman, 44, responded to the plane crash at the Pentagon; he was diagnosed with cancer due to exposure from jet fuel
Mayor on the city’s first black fire commissioner: “He left a lasting impact on the department and our city”
The 2015 explosion killed 173 people, most of which were firefighters and police officers
Xavier Allen Jr., 23, collapsed after an agility test and never regained consciousness
Chief Michael Payne, 58, collapsed at a highway truck fire
A GoFundMe campaign for Jermaine Frye and his family has raised over $20,000
Alfred A. Stewart, 79, became entangled in a fallen ladder; he was a 52-year veteran
Brad Speakman suffered burns to 30 percent of his body during a fire that killed two colleagues and injured several others
Joseph Bichler died from a heart attack Monday after responding to two calls
Adam Long, 44, reported feeling ill and overheated after a training exercise
Joseph Bichler collapsed in his driveway, where his colleagues performed CPR on him
John C. Brocker collapsed while responding to a vehicle crash
Jermaine Frye, 31, went into cardiac arrest on Oct. 29 after being released from the hospital
Jermaine Frye, 31, had been hospitalized after a recent on-duty injury; he later went into cardiac arrest at his home
Paul Pokorski, a former district chief for the fire department, died March 12, 2009, from acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Firefighter Keith Bernoir’s name and date of death has been inscribed on the side of the engine as a memorial to him
Capt. Jack Rose, 19, died after battling a chimney fire in 2015
Fire Lt. John Rodriguez, 53, was involved with decontaminating rigs that were used during 9/11
The fire brought new firefighting guidelines intended to send a strong message to firefighters: that no home is worth dying for
“Big Dan,” a former firefighter and training officer with the York Fire Department died Oct. 13
The deaths shed light on Peru’s lack of compensation and pension for firefighters
Seventeen-year fire department veteran Michael Fahy died in late September after being hit by debris from the explosion
Andrew C. Iorg was a third-generation firefighter and had been with the district four months before the crash
Although the decision to name the highway after Kevin Woyjeck was made in May, the sign was officially unveiled Oct. 13
Although the school, named after Anne Sullivan, has been open since August, the official dedication ceremony will take place Sunday
Chief Paul Berardi was so overcome by a wave of emotion that he couldn’t make it through a promotion ceremony
Julie Drennan said she and her son lost around $70,000 in taxed pension benefits
Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul says each firefighter’s story is a testament to everyday heroism
After a nonprofit offered to pay off her mortgage, Fiona Fahy requested the funds go toward building homes for veterans instead
Watch this weekend’s memorial events as they play out