LINE OF DUTY DEATH Firefighter Recruit Ian T. Strickler Frederick County, VA Fire & Rescue Winchester, Virginia Firefighter Recruit Ian T. Strickler was part of the Frederick County, VA Fire & Rescue Recruit Class #14 that started on Monday, July 3, 2023. On Wednesday, July 5, 2023, while attending physical fitness training, he suffered a […]
Ocala FL June 22 2023 A firefighter in Ocala, Florida, was pulling an overnight shift at the station in January when he was awoken at 2 a.m. by an alarm. He recognized the sound immediately. A newborn had been placed in the building’s Safe Haven Baby Box, a device that allows someone to safely and anonymously […]
Firefighter Line of Duty Death Bayville Volunteer Fire Company #1 Bayville, NJ On Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at 6:30 p.m., Firefighter Brian Joseph Letrent participated in a fire-department mandated full-scale drill/exercise. On Wednesday, June 21, 2023, while returning home from his job, he suffered a cardiac emergency and was immediately transported to the Bayshore […]
Line of Duty Death Assistant Chief Kyle Thomas Osgood Farmland Volunteer Fire Department Farmland, Indiana On Thursday, May 25, 2023, Assistant Chief Kyle Thomas Osgood and Firefighter Zachary Lee were responding to a chicken coop fire in a tanker. The vehicle approached an S-curve, lost control, left the roadway, and crashed. Assistant Chief Osgood was […]
Line of Duty Death Firefighter James Michael Muller Irmo Fire District Columbia, South Carolina On Friday, May 26, 2023, as part of an automatic aid response with the Columbia-Richland Fire Department, Irmo Fire District firefighters responded to an apartment building fire. While fighting the fire, a structural collapse occurred, and firefighters called maydays. Five firefighters […]
Engineer/EMT William “Bill” Fore Death Engineer/EMT William “Bill” Fore Brady Fire/EMS Brady, Texas On Wednesday, March 8, 2023, Engineer/EMT William “Bill” Fore was on-duty at the fire station. Fellow firefighters noticed that he missed roll-call at 7:45 a.m. They discovered him severely injured from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was immediately transported to the Shannon […]
The U.S. Fire Administration has received notice of the following firefighter fatality: Firefighter Jason Arno Buffalo Fire Department Buffalo, NY On Wednesday, March 1, 2023, Firefighter Jason Arno responded to a structure fire at the DC Theatricks Commercial Building on Main ST. While fighting the fire, there was a sudden blast that sent flames and […]
Buffalo NY March 2nd, 2023 The Buffalo firefighter who died in the line of duty has been identified as 37-year-old Jason Arno of Engine Company 2. Arno’s death was first reported yesterday by Buffalo Mayor Byron W. Brown. The Buffalo firefighter who was trapped inside a burning building in downtown Buffalo has died, according […]
The U.S. Fire Administration has received notice of the following firefighter fatality: Brandon Norbury Firefighter/Paramedic Gresham Fire Department Gresham, OR On Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, Firefighter/Paramedic Brandon Norbury was at the training center performing hose evolutions. Afterwards, he was pale and told his co-workers that he didn’t feel well. A short time later, he collapsed […]
Kevin Dailey Safety Officer Middleport Fire Department Middleport, OH On Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, Safety Officer Kevin Dailey was returning from a call when the fire apparatus he was driving rolled over the side of a hill and crashed. Safety Officer Dailey was thrown out of the truck, where he was pinned underneath. Other firefighters […]