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Firefighter Evan Curtis Brown - Honey Grove Volunteer Fire Department

Firefighter Evan Curtis Brown Honey Grove Volunteer Fire Department Honey Grove, Texas On Sunday, July 9, 2023, Firefighter Evan Curtis Brown and another firefighter were responding to a motor vehicl... Read More
Firefighter Evan Curtis Brown Honey Grove Volunteer Fire Department Line of Duty Death

Firefighter Jordan Melton - Birmingham Fire & Rescue Service - LODD

Firefighter Jordan Melton Birmingham Fire & Rescue Service Birmingham, Alabama On Wednesday, July 12, 2023, at Station 9 in the Norwood neighborhood of Birmingham, Firefighter Jordan Melton and F... Read More
2 Firefighter Jordan Melton Birmingham Fire & Rescue Line of Duty Death

Passing of FCSN Washington State Member Bill Hoover

From FCSN Washington State Director Eric Monroe: It was with great sadness that I must share the news that Washington State Co-Founder and Co-Director Bill Hoover died alongside his loving wife Krist... Read More
Bill Hoover Firefighter Cancer Network Traffic Accident

After Tragedy in Newark, Port Authority Must Fund Shipboard Firefighter Training — Opinion

The tragic deaths of Newark firefighters Augusto Acabou and Wayne Brooks Jr., fighting a cargo vessel fire, have brought into stark focus the real dangers of shipboard firefighting, especially for la... Read More
Newark firefighters Augusto Acabou Wayne Brooks Jr. Cargo Vessel Fire Training

Firefighter James “Spot” Cleary, Jr. - Bramwell Volunteer Fire Department - LODD

Firefighter James “Spot” Cleary, Jr. Bramwell Volunteer Fire Department Bramwell, West Virginia On Tuesday, July 11, 2023, father and son, Firefighter James Cleary, Sr. and Firefighter James “Spot... Read More
Bramwell Volunteer Fire Department James Cleary Jr. ATV Accident

2 FIREFIGHTERS KILLED LODD - NEWARK, NJ

We regret to pass on that 2 Firefighters were killed in the Line of Duty on a container ship fire with 5,000 cars aboard, that was docked at Port Newark, New Jersey. The fire broke out on the massive... Read More
1 firefighter down collapse intense heat Chief Rufus Jackson

AN UNUSUAL DOUBLE FATAL EMS CRASH

This happened in the UK and because there is so much focus now on sleep deprivation as well as Firefighter & EMT behavioral health, we want to pass this on. According to testimony, a Paramedic wa... Read More
EMS Line of Duty Death United Kingdom

Celebrating Wildland Firefighters

The National Wildland Firefighter Day recognizes the dedication of wildland firefighters, including federal, state, local, Tribal, military, rural, contract, and support personnel. The selected date ... Read More
Wildland Firefighters National Wildland Firefighter Day wildland fire community

LODD Maryland Firefighter Brice C. Trossbach Dies In The Line of Duty

It is with deep regret that we pass this on from NAS Patuxent River, announcing the tragic loss of one of our brave Firefighter Brice C. Trossbach, 25, who died in the Line of Duty while operating at... Read More
1 Firefighter Brice C. Trossbach Naval District Fire NAS Patuxent River Mutual Aid

WALTON COUNTY FIRE RESCUE ANNOUNCES NEW FIRE CHIEF

Walton County Fire Rescue, the primary provider of Advanced Life Support (ALS) and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and the largest fire suppression agency north of the Choctawhatchee Bay in Walton C... Read More
Walton County Fire Rescue Chief Austin Pugh Walton County EMS