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Captain Adam Wayne Hart - Hurlburt Field, Fire & Emergency Services - LODD

Captain Adam Wayne Hart Hurlburt Field, Fire & Emergency Services Hurlburt Field, FL On Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, during his 48-hour shift, Captain Adam Wayne Hart was found unresponsive on the flo... Read More
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Firefighter Regina Huffman - Coon Creek Fire & Rescue - LODD

Firefighter Regina Huffman Coon Creek Fire & Rescue Wooten, Kentucky On Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, firefighters responded to an ATV accident with two people seriously injured. Helicopters were summ... Read More
Firefighter Regina Huffman Coon Creek Fire & Rescue Apparatus Vehicle Accident

LIEUTENANT DILLON J. RINALDO - BALTIMORE CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT - LODD

Lieutenant Dillon J. Rinaldo Baltimore City Fire Department Baltimore, Maryland On Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, Baltimore City Fire Department firefighters responded to a fire that broke out in a block ... Read More
LIEUTENANT DILLON J. RINALDO BALTIMORE CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT EMT-Firefighter Rodney Pitts III

Baltimore Fire Lieutenant Dillon Rinaldo

The funeral for fallen Baltimore Fire Lieutenant Dillon Rinaldo will be Friday morning, the Baltimore Firefighters Union announced today. Lieutenant Rinaldo was critically injured in that row home fi... Read More
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FIREFIGHTER KILLED RETURNING FROM FD EVENT

A regionally well-known and very popular volunteer Firefighter Paramedic who was walking to his house after a Halloween event at the firehouse was struck and killed by a vehicle in Salem (north of Ne... Read More
Firefighter Willis Sands Halloween Trunk-or-Treat Gardner Lake Volunteer Fire Company Struck by car

Lieutenant Dillon J. Rinaldo - Baltimore City Fire Department - LODD

A second firefighter who fought a blaze inside a group of rowhouses in northwest Baltimore died Wednesday, according to Kevin Cartwright, a spokesman for the Baltimore City Fire Department. Cartwrigh... Read More
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CT FF, 50-Collapses After 38 Hr Shift-LODD

We regret to pass on that Firefighter Anthony Desimone, 50, of the North Haven FD (CT) has died in the Line of Duty. Firefighter Desimone is a 23 year veteran of the department. Firefighter Desimone ... Read More
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Calif. Mass Casualty Shooting

On January 21, 2023, at approximately 22:22 Hours PST, a gunman entered the Star Ballroom Dance Studio in Monterey Park, California and opened fire, killing ten innocent victims and injuring ten othe... Read More
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FDNY Symposium “Lithium Ion Batteries: Challenges for the Fire Service”

In partnership with the FDNY Foundation, UL’s Fire Safety Research Institute and the National Fire Protection Association, FDNY invites you to learn about the technology, associated hazards, and les... Read More
Lithium Ion Batteries Challenges for the Fire Service