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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
Baltimore City Fire Department Engine Co 46

Firefighter Cameron Craig - Abingdon Fire Department - LODD

Firefighter Cameron Craig Abingdon Fire Department Abingdon, Virginia On Oct. 19, 2023, Firefighter Cameron Craig was responding to a fire alarm call as a passenger in a fire department truck when th... Read More
Firefighter Cameron Craig Abingdon Fire Department crash

Firefighter Colin Reedy - West Whiteland Fire Company - LODD

Firefighter Colin Reedy West Whiteland Fire Company Exton, Pennsylvania On Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, during a heavy downpour, Firefighter Colin Reedy and Firefighter Emily Gindele were responding to the... Read More
Firefighter Colin Reedy Firefighter Emily Gindele Paoli Memorial Trauma Center

EMT/Firefighter Rodney Pitts III - Baltimore City Fire Department - LODD

On Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, Baltimore City Fire Department firefighters responded to a fire that broke out in a block of brick two-story homes. While inside one of the homes, 5 firefighters became ov... Read More
EMT Firefighter Rodney Pitts Baltimore City Fire Department

Firefighter Troy Thompson - Seven Springs Volunteer Fire Department - LODD

Firefighter Troy Thompson Seven Springs Volunteer Fire Department Seven Springs, North Carolina On Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023, Firefighter Troy Thompson was at the scene of a vehicle accident when he s... Read More
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Firefighter Joe Parish - Diboll Volunteer Fire Department - LODD

Firefighter Joe Parish Diboll Volunteer Fire Department  Diboll, Texas On Wednesday, August 30, 2023, Firefighter Joe Parish was responding to a request for mutual aid from Fuller Springs, TX, wh... Read More
Mutual Aid Crash Succumb to injuries Accident

Mia Regina Ethridge - Louisa County Department of Fire and EMS - LODD

Firefighter Mia Regina Ethridge Louisa County Department of Fire and EMS Louisa, Virginia On Sunday, July 9, 2023, Firefighter Mia Regina Ethridge was responding to a residential structure fire when ... Read More
Structure Fire Accident Stafford Volunteer Fire Department Virginia Medical Center

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
1 Anthony Desimone Firefighter Line of Duty Death

Firefighter Benjamin Charles Sapper - U.S. Forest Service, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest

Firefighter Benjamin Charles Sapper U.S. Forest Service, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest Medford, Oregon On Friday, August 4, 2023, a Forest Service vehicle carrying 3 firefighters went off the ... Read More
Forest Service Vehicle Gold Beach Ranger District Firefighters

The United States Fire Administration’s (USFA) National Fire Academy (NFA) has immediate openings in several upcoming classes

The United States Fire Administration’s (USFA) National Fire Academy (NFA) has immediate openings in several upcoming classes being offered on our campus in Emmitsburg, Maryland. A list of classes ... Read More
National Fire Academy Classes Courses