July 19 2022 Captain Brian Falk Kern County Fire Department Bakersfield, CA On Thursday, July 14, 2022, Captain Brian Falk was at the fire station when he was found unresponsive by fellow firefighters. He was pronounced deceased at the scene. The cause and nature of his death are under investigation. Age: 47 Gender: Male Status: […]
Sandy Hook CT July 13th 2022 The U.S. Fire Administration has received notice of the following firefighter fatality: Chief William “Bill” Halstead, Sr. Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company Sandy Hook, CT On Friday, July 8, 2022, Chief William “Bill” Halstead, Sr. responded to a motor vehicle accident and an automatic alarm. Upon his […]
The U.S. Fire Administration has received notice of the following firefighter fatality: Lieutenant Roger Elliott Estes South Claiborne Volunteer Fire Department New Tazewell, TN On Monday, July 4, 2022, Lieutenant Roger Elliott Estes was serving on traffic control duties at a fire department fundraiser when he was struck by a passing truck. Fellow responders immediately […]
Chicago IL June 28, 2022 — The Chicago City Council unanimously approved an ordinance to extend line-of-duty death benefits to families of police officers and firefighters who die by suicide, CBS News reported on Wednesday. The new measure will give families a year of salary and access to additional finances for healthcare, education and other expenses, […]
Lieutenant Sean Williamson Philadelphia Fire Department Philadelphia, PA On Saturday, June 18, 2022, Lieutenant Sean Williamson responded to a fire at a commercial building. Eight occupants of the property were safely evacuated. Approximately an hour later, the fire was under control. Firefighters remained working when the building collapsed around 3 a.m. Five firefighters and one […]
Jonathon Coco- Assistant Chief Maxwell Community Volunteer Fire Department Maxwell, TX Two brothers, Assistant Chief Jonathon Coco and Firefighter Hunter Coco, were returning from the scene of a wildland fire on Texas Highway 20 in a brush truck when the driver of a privately owned vehicle failed to yield and was struck by the truck. […]
Hunter Coco Firefighter Maxwell Community Volunteer Fire Department Maxwell, TX Two brothers, Assistant Chief Jonathon Coco, and Firefighter Hunter Coco, were returning from the scene of a wildland fire on Texas Highway 20 in a brush truck when the driver of a privately owned vehicle failed to yield and was struck by the truck. The […]
Joshua Haynes Firefighter Linn County Rural Fire District #1 Pleasanton, KS On Monday night, June 20, 2022, Firefighter Joshua Haynes,35, responded to a building fire at Carpenter Chiropractic. While fighting the fire, he experienced a medical emergency and collapsed at the scene. He was airlifted to the University of Kansas Medical Center where he passed […]
Philadelphia PA June 18 2022 A Philadelphia firefighter was killed and five others injured in an early-morning building collapse that has devastated the Fire Department and left a neighborhood shaken. A city building inspector was also injured in the collapse in the city’s Fairhill section, which followed a fire at a popular pizza shop. The firefighter […]
CONROE, Texas June 16 2022— An EMS provider disarmed a patient who took out a gun and fired twice inside a hospital emergency department, Conroe police said. Harris County Emergency Corps crewmembers transported Glendar Johnson-Jackson, 65, to HCA Conroe for a mental health evaluation under an emergency detention order by the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, […]