Line-of-Duty Death (LODD)
Selma Firefighter Chris Nelson was paralyzed after a fall during training
Testimony about the Grande Costa D’Avorio fire that killed two Newark firefighters considers if fire could have been prevented
Lawrence Mill Firefighter Tony Baumgartner was a founding member of the department
Fellow firefighters tried to save Capt. Paul Sanderson, 48, but were unable to revive him
Chief Terry Culver suffered the on-duty injury Nov. 12; he died of complications Tuesday
Edwin “Jeff” Wenztel, a 35-year veteran, was struck and killed by a train searching for a missing woman
Sgt. Vince Smith, a 24-year veteran, died in his sleep while on duty; he leaves behind his wife and five sons
The global day of giving will remember firefighters who died in the line of duty and celebrate those who continue to give back to their communities every day
Firefighters crashed the engine into a tree in zero-visibility conditions trying to escape the fire; the engine was engulfed after the crash
Fire Boat 1 Capt. Walter Szelag died of an apparent heart attack on his last boat shift of the season
Sgt. Vince Smith, a 24-year veteran, leaves behind his wife and five sons
Keith Rankin collapsed and died during a live-burn training exercise in 2011; the funds will help pay for his daughters’ college costs
Judge Joseph Williams III said he was fair and continues to be fair in the case of a fire that killed three firefighters
Thomas Kolarick, a 41-year veteran, had a medical emergency while responding to an incident two months ago
Gregory Brown Jr. was convicted of three counts of second degree murder for setting the Bricelyn Street fire that killed three Pittsburgh firefighters in 1995
They hope it will provide answers to why Kevin Bell was left behind and no one searched for him for eight minutes
The new equipment is part of the department’s response to an agreement with Conn-OSHA following the investigation into the death of firefighter Kevin Bell
A department that experiences an LODD can’t change the past, but it can affect the future to ease pain and prevent more deaths
The memorial was a boot with flowers and a sign as a tribute to firefighter Dennis Rodeman, who was killed after being struck by a driver during a ‘Fill the Boot’ fundraiser
A firefighter fell through a rooftop skylight and suffered a close call in 2012, three years before the same happened to firefighter John Whelan
Not every firefighter reacts the same way to a bad call and a cookie-cutter debriefing may do more harm than good
Sheriff Frank Rogers: “The weather was weird that day. The fire was busy. The wind did a 180-degree shift that day. Nobody expected it.”
Investigators determined the fire was intentionally set in a storage room; the woman previously received insurance payments from two other fires
Capt. Thomas Araguz died in 2010 in the line of duty and his wife has been fighting to claim his death benefits ever since
Officials aren’t sure if firefighter Larry O’Neil died while en route to the scene or when arriving; they believe he suffered a heart attack
Jason Farley died earlier this year rescuing individuals stranded by flash flooding; he was pulled into a storm drain and became trapped
Retired and active firefighters donated their time to cook 55 gallons of Booya to raise money for Shane Clifton’s family; Clifton, 38, died of heart attack this summer
Investigators have been using hand shovels to remove remains of the building in buckets to determine the cause of the fire
The 5-foot-long, 3,500-pound beam, one of the last pieces of the World Trade Center, is being given to a fire department in Colorado
Hundreds of firefighters from across the nation paid tribute to Larry Leggio and John Mesh at Saturday’s two-hour service
Chuck Horning, 54, was found slumped over the wheel of his truck
The preliminary report on firefighter Dave Ruhl’s death describes a fire that quadrupled in size within 30 minutes of crews arriving
Gerald “Bear” Celecki, 70, collapsed after responding to a call for the smell of gas at a house; firefighters immediately came to his aid but he later died at a hospital
