Line-of-Duty Death (LODD)
Firefighters in Loudoun County were investigating a gas leak when the house they were inside exploded
Refugio Jimenez Jr. will serve one year for causing the El Dorado Fire that killed Big Bear Hotshot Charles Morton
Selma Firefighter Chris Nelson was paralyzed after a fall during training
Firefighter Patrick Wolterman, 28, died after falling through the floor and into the basement of a home
Louis “Pop Pop” Patti, 67, suffered the injury after returning home from a vehicle extrication
Firefighter Patrick Wolterman, 28, sent a mayday call after falling through the floor into the basement
Joseph Sanford Jr. died Dec. 23 when a home’s floor collapsed
Capt. Willie Ratliff, a 35-year veteran, was two shifts away from retirement; he was remembered as tough and loyal
Sidney “Sid” Winer, 92, sustained serious fractures to both feet and had his right leg amputated below the knee on Dec. 3
Katlyn Mitchell was pregnant with firefighter Jeff Buck’s son when he was fatally injured during a porch collapse in a house fire; he never got to hear the news that he was having a son
Brody Channell was returning from honoring his father who died in the line of duty when he pulled to the side of the road to help an officer performing CPR on an unresponsive infant
Crews were unsuccessful in resuscitating 47-year-old firefighter Stacy Crawford
Capt. Jack Rose went into distress while in the basement of a chimney fire
A firefighter who was on the same hose said that he was unaware that a collapse zone had been established, saying he relied on his commanders to make him aware of dangerous situations
Chicago Firefighters Union President Tom Ryan called Capuano, “A hero to his department, a hero to his community, and most importantly, a hero to his family.”
Grant Taylor, 23, is facing murder charges and up to life in prison if convicted
Lawsuit alleges the owner was negligent because the building had an open elevator shaft, gaping holes in the floor and no permits
The board also approved designating firefighter Dennis Rodeman’s death as in the line of duty
Inspectors alleged various problems, including “gaping holes” in the floor and voids stretching from the second floor to the basement left by demolition of the elevator shaft
Fire officials said there was nothing around the open elevator shaft to alert firefighters that a hazard was present
Other firefighters quickly reached 15-year veteran Daniel Capuano, 42, and got him to an ambulance; he was pronounced dead at the hospital
The 34-year veteran firefighter was working a crash scene Friday when a vehicle struck him
William Bratton said the country still hasn’t paid its debt to the first responders of 9/11
The SkyLife air ambulance went down Thursday night in central California killing the paramedic, nurse, pilot and patient
Capt. Scott Carroll, 48, fell ill while working a duty shift
There is no written protocol at the Kansas City Fire Department dealing with collapse zones; NIOSH officials said no building is worth a firefighter’s life
Capt. Zach Clevenger, 30, was found unconscious the morning after a fire
Mark Zielinski, 49, responded to a scene where a shopper was down in cardiac arrest requiring CPR
A new firehouse was built on the same spot where the Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse Co. fire took place
The Heart to Heart strategy, started by the NFFF, is to reduce cardiac disease and death in the fire service
Organizers of several charitable drives conducted on behalf of the families of Larry Leggio and John Mesh recently have been bringing in checks
Firefighters Kenneth Arnold, Donald Roseman and Frank Urwin died when a series of makeshift bombs exploded while battling a restaurant fire
Fellow firefighters tried to save Capt. Paul Sanderson, 48, but were unable to revive him
