Line-of-Duty Death (LODD)
Marion County Fire Rescue Engineer Charles Westphal tested positive for COVID-19 in 2021
Plainfield Firefighter Marques Hudson died while fighting a house fire on Jan. 26
Gary Stephen Maynard admitted to setting fires behind firefighters fighting the Dixie Fire and setting other wildfires
The first and third basemen wore fire department shirts during batting practice, and the pitcher and manager wore department hats
The firefighters saved two civilians before a wall collapsed around them; two other firefighters were also injured
Neighbors saw him in his vehicle and thought he was asleep
The roof and floors collapsed, trapping two firefighters who led six people to safety; they went back into the inferno to rescue one missing tenant
Readings, songs and other tributes filled the three-hour National Fallen Firefighter Foundation service; other activities included a candlelight church service and luncheon
Watch this weekend’s memorial events as they play out
President Barack Obama will speak at the memorial service to honor 87 firefighters who died in the line of duty
The rig was purchased through funds raised by fallen firefighter Michael Kennedy’s mother; she said she needed a project to focus her energy on after her son died
Shawn Benson, 50, was transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead
A fifth grader, whose dad works as a firefighter, came up with the idea to put decals on his football team’s helmets to honor firefighter Dennis Rodeman
The chief learned that their names weren’t on the fallen firefighters memorial; they were added during a public ceremony over the weekend
Firefighter Richard Crosby, 67, suffered a cardiac arrest during a fire call on Sept. 24; he was taken off life support
Fire investigators say they dismissed the earlier report as the theory wasn’t supported by evidence; a man is charged with setting a fire where two Toledo firefighters died
Timothy Pierce, the EMT injured in the back of the ambulance at the time of the crash, attended the funeral
Stuart Hardy, 31, suffered an extensive brain injury; he leaves behind a wife and three young daughters
Barry Miller, 50, was in the front-passenger seat of the ambulance when it rear-ended a slow-moving construction vehicle
One firefighter gave $40 to the manager and said the elderly woman’s meal would be covered the next time she visited the restaurant
Daniel Hampton’s teenage dream would have come true to become a full-time firefighter; he leaves behind his wife and four children
The memorial was remodeled and 3,830 names were added to its granite walls in honor of firefighters and paramedics who died between Feb. 28, 1918 and Dec. 31, 1975
The firefighter/EMT was driving the ambulance at the time of the rear-end collision; he leaves behind a wife and four children
Fire chief: “He was everything we value in America, everything we value in our fire department, everything we value in our families. He was a good man.”
Chief Maywood Gaskins suffered a cardiac arrest following training at the firehouse; the ambulance transporting him crashed en route to a hospital
Daryl Gordon plunged headfirst into an elevator shaft just after a fellow firefighter wrote a warning on its door in the dark, smoky building
Grant Taylor, 22, who has a history of traffic violations, was ordered held without bond until a hearing next week
During an MDA boot drive, a motorist circled back and deliberately hit the 35-year-old Lansing, Mich. firefighter
Investigation found the program mired in delays for more than a decade, despite millions of dollars spent on audits and efforts to hire legal help to speed processing claims
Gregory Brown was found guilty of three counts of second-degree murder for the 1995 fire that killed firefighters Thomas Brooks, Patricia Conroy and Marc Kolenda
Shane Clifton, 38, said he wasn’t feeling well after exercising; he leaves behind two children
Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell:"They dedicated their lives to protecting our national forests and the people in the communities surrounding them. And for that we should be grateful.”
