Line-of-Duty Death (LODD)
The FireRescue1 line-of-duty death page provides ongoing coverage and resources related to firefighter deaths that occur while on duty. The page compiles breaking news, incident updates and memorial coverage honoring firefighters who died during emergency response, training or other job-related duties, while helping the fire service stay informed and reflect on lessons that may help prevent future tragedies.
The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation supports the families of firefighters who die in the line of duty through resources, programs and remembrance efforts that honor fallen fire heroes and help their loved ones rebuild their lives. Learn more about how to support firefighter families through the NFFF.
Onondaga County Sheriff’s Lieutenant Michael Hoosock also served as a battalion chief for the Moyers Corners Fire Department and medic for Manlius Fire Department
Lawsuit contends Firefighter Benjamin Polson’s PASS device did not go off, alerting firefighters to his location
A fire department recruit was fatally injured while on the scene of a collision on the 101 Freeway
Firefighter Gregory Barnas, 57, served as a career and volunteer firefighter for 29 years
Three Pittsburgh firefighters were killed in the fire, and the man was recently granted a new trial
The judge issued a gag order saying the attorneys should not comment on the pending case
How NIOSH investigators and the department can better understand the LODD and prevent its repeat
Lt. Homer “J.R.” Harrell died from a heart attack shortly after coming off shift
Lt. Bruce Britt, a 23-year veteran, died when a walkway collapsed as he was evacuating people from an apartment complex
The 23-year veteran died while evacuating apartment residents
Fire Chief Randy Pogue died from injuries he suffered after his department pickup hit a patch of ice and crashed Feb. 2
Everyday sights and sounds remind Bryan firefighters of the men they lost in a blaze one year ago
The 60-year-old firefighter’s truck left the road and went into a ditch
William Scott Tanksley, 40, with Dallas Fire-Rescue, died after falling off a bridge while working an accident on a bridge over an interstate
Firefighter William Tanksley, a 14-year veteran, leaves behind a wife and three children
Chief James Wilber, a 40-year veteran, died at a hospital after being transported by colleagues
Munster Fire Chief James Knesek, 59, had been the chief since 2005
Fire Lt. Bruce Stayner, 49, died from an apparent heart attack following a call
Firefighter Donnie Miller died within 24-hours of a department sanctioned training session
Fire union officials called the grand jury ‘shameful’ for not charging building owners in a fire that killed 2 Philly firefighters
Former Fire Chief and volunteer firefighter Thomas Gerald Lee, 67, died after suffering a medical emergency while battling a house fire
Firefighter Dwight Hilton, 57, went into cardiac arrest while fighting a wildfire
Paramedic Gerald “Garry” Hammer suffered a fatal heart attack after arriving home from a 12-hour overnight shift
The firefighter was going to treating a victim from one cell-tower collapse when a second tower fell on him
Stephen Machcinski, 42, and James Dickman, 31, died after becoming trapped inside a burning two-story apartment building; autopsies revleaed they died of burns and carbon-monoxide exposure
Chief Rick Winkles, 53, was a few months shy of being on the department for 28 years and planned to retire soon
Firefighters Stephen Machcinski, 42, and James Dickman, 31, were killed while fighting a fire in a six-unit building
Firefighters Stephen Machcinski, 42, and James Dickman, 31, were killed while fighting the fire in the six-unit building
Firefighter Greg Hennessey, 49, worked for the department for 24 years and was an apparatus engineer who mentored youths
Firefighter James “Doc” Delbert Brooks, 62, began to experience difficulty breathing and called 911 while winterizing boats at a station
Firefighter Christ Swan, 57, was investigating an activated fire alarm when he became fatigued and was found in a cardiac arrest
Firefighter Cosmo Paris, 59, was returning home after an incident when he suffered an apparent heart attack
We need to take a closer look at why there was a rise in trauma-related firefighter fatalities
