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Kill Devil Hills Assistant Chief Tommy Lee had served with the department for 51 years
A reward of more than $40,000 remains in place for information in the shooting of Birmingham Firefighter Jordan Melton
Burnsville Fire Capt. Brandon Johannsen said Firefighter/Paramedic Adam Finseth was a man of integrity, honor and kindness
Ian Howard died Aug. 21 while stationed overnight on a standby call
Gabriel Lee was found dead July 23 at his station
James Shelifoe Jr. and Alan Swartz were killed Saturday when another firefighter fell asleep at the wheel and crashed the fire truck
Keith Lane had responded to a motor vehicle crash earlier in the evening
Michael Allen Johnson was operating a fire truck Saturday when it veered off the road, killing two firefighters
The truck belonged to the Beartown Firefighters. The crew was on the way to the Box Canyon wildfire
The bus hit the fire truck and a pickup truck, knocking three firefighters standing near the guard rail into the water below
U.S. flags will be flown at half-staff the day of Todd Hartlein’s funeral
Rodney Eddins collapsed in April as he and his crew of firefighters extinguished a fire inside a home
Gregory Louis was shot in the back of the head outside his fire station Aug. 18
Anne Sullivan and three other firefighters were killed while battling a motel blaze in 2013
Security cameras outside the station where Gregory Louis was killed Aug. 18 were inoperable at the time
Jesse Austin Trader was killed August 2013 after his water truck crashed during a wildfire
Justin Beebe died Aug. 13 when he was struck by a tree while fighting a wildfire
The autopsy reported Bradley Long ascended from the dive without making required safety stops
Battalion Chief Mark Burns suffered severe smoke inhalation after battling a blaze, leaving his lungs destroyed
Paul Price Sr. formerly served as assistant fire chief and deputy fire chief
Reports cited Lt. Jack Rose’s use of someone else’s SCBA and failing to maintain contact with others as contributing factors in his death
Chief’s daughter: “He just had a way with people that he could get to them, bring them comfort”
Fire officials are now considering whether to require echocardiograms as part of the medical screening for firefighters
A GoFundMe has raised $50,000 for the family of Robert Oliver Reagan III
NIOSH’s findings regarding firefighter Daryl Gordon’s death holds lessons for all departments
Christopher E. Hill received full military and line of duty death funeral services Wednesday
The truck tire blew out on the highway, causing the vehicle to cross the median and veer into a ditch
The report cites crew mistakes and oversight as contributing factors to Daryl Gordon’s death
The firefighter was given CPR and first aid before dying at the hospital
Flags have been set at half-staff in honor of the 10-year veteran firefighter
The firefighter was struck as he was helping a rig back into the station
Gabriel Lee died Saturday night while on his shift, although “information surrounding his death remain unknown at the present time.”
Ryan Hummert was answering his first fire call when a sniper began shooting at him and police