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•October 19, 2026

FIREFIGHTER INJURED AT HOUSE FIRE – PENNSYLVANIA

SOMERSET COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — Emergency officials in Somerset...

•October 19, 2026

FIREFIGHTER BURNED AT HOUSE FIRE – PENNSYLVANIA

ALLENTOWN, Pa. – Seven people were displaced following a...

•October 19, 2026

FIREFIGHTER BURNED – MAYDAY AT HOUSE FIRE – TENNESSEE

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — An Atoka firefighter was burned after...

•October 17, 2026

FIRE LIEUTENANT LODD AT FIRE, FOUR OTHERS INJURED – SOUTH KOREA

Fire Lieutenant Kim Jinseok, 44, who went into cardiac...

•October 17, 2026

RESIDENT & TWO FIREFIGHTERS INJURED AT HOUSE FIRE – IOWA

DES MOINES, Iowa — One person was hospitalized with...

•October 17, 2026

FIRE CHIEF CHARGED WITH ASSUALT & BATTERY – OKLAHOMA

SPERRY, Okla. – Sperry Fire Chief Mitchell Williamson is...

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•October 17, 2026

60 Years: 23rd St. Fire-12 LODD-FDNY: Videos, SO. KOREA FIREFIGHTER KILLED-Factory Fire (The Secret List)

All, The 23rd Street fire claimed the lives of 12 FDNY members on Oct. 17, 1966....

•October 16, 2026

FIREFIGHTER LODD-STRUCK BY TREE-LA., 4 FIREFIGHTERS KILLED-Indonesia Wildland Fire (The Secret List)

All, We regret to pass on that U.S. Forest Service Firefighter Kaitlyn “KK” Gallagher of...

•October 15, 2026

Interstate Highway Fire Chief Death, Prostate Cancer (The Secret List)

All, While not a fire service Line of Duty Death-an active Fire Chief from New...

•October 12, 2026

TX FIREFIGHTER LODD – CRASH RESPONDING TO GRASS FIRE (The Secret List)

All, We regret to pass on that the Buckholts Volunteer Fire Department (SE of Temple,...

•October 10, 2026

FUNERAL INFO: Durham Firefighter Brokes (The Secret List)

All, Andrew Johnathan Brokes, age 24, of Burlington, North Carolina, died in the Line of...

•October 8, 2026

IOWA FIREFIGHTER DIES-EMERGENCY AT STRUCTURE FIRE, Durham Firefighter LODD Update (The Secret List)

All, We regret to pass on that a Council Bluffs (Iowa) Firefighter died in the...

LODD Reports

•October 20, 2026

FIREFIGHTER KILLED AFTER BEING STRUCK BY COLLAPSING MASONRY CHIMNEY WHILE OPERATING AT HOUSE FIRE – ATCO, NEW JERSEY – OCTOBER 20, 1979

Firefighter Killed After Being Struck by Collapsing Masonry Chimney While Operating At House Fire –...

•October 20, 2026

TWO FIREFIGHTERS DIE WHILE SEARCHING DURING FIRE IN RENOVATED WOOD FRAME MULTIPLE DWELLING – BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI – OCTOBER 20, 1986

Two Firefighters Die While Searching During Fire in Renovated Wood Frame Multiple Dwelling – Biloxi,...

•October 19, 2026

WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE CONFLAGRATION KILLS 25 PERSONS INCLUDING BATTALION CHIEF AND DESTROYS LARGE SECTION OF CITY – THE OAKLAND HILLS FIRE – OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 19, 1991

Wildland-Urban Interface Conflagration Kills 25 Persons Including Battalion Chief and Destroys Large Section of City...

•October 19, 2026

TWO FIREFIGHTERS FATALLY INJURED DURING FLASHOVER WHILE OPERATING AT ROWHOUSE FIRE – BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – OCTOBER 19, 2023 – NIOSH FIREFIGHTER FATALITY INVESTIGATION REPORT F2023-11

Two Firefighters Fatally Injured During Flashover While Operating at Rowhouse Fire – Baltimore, Maryland –...

•October 19, 2026

TEN FIREFIGHTERS KILLED DURING CONFLAGRATION FIRE THAT DESTROYED SEVERAL BLOCKS – THE SOUTH WATER STREET FIRE – CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – OCTOBER 19, 1857

Ten Firefighters Killed During Conflagration Fire That Destroyed Several Blocks – The South Water Street...

•October 17, 2026

FIREFIGHTER DIES AFTER FALLING DOWN ELEVATOR SHAFT WHILE CONDUCTING ROOF VENTILATION DURING FIRE IN COLD STORAGE BUILDING UNDER RENOVATION – MANHATTAN, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 17, 1970

Firefighter Dies After Falling Down Elevator Shaft While Conducting Roof Ventilation During Fire in Former...

EMS Close Calls

•October 19, 2026

FIREFIGHTERS INVOVLED IN HIT & RUN AMBULANCE CRASH – NEW YORK

Two members of the Troy Fire Department were injured Sunday night after a crash involving...

•September 14, 2026

MAN ARRESTED AFTER CRASH WITH AMBULANCE – FLORIDA

A Central Florida man was arrested after he fled from a crash with an ambulance....

•September 11, 2026

FIREFIGHTER AMONG THREE INJURED IN LAFD AMBULANCE CRASH – CALIFORNIA

A Los Angeles Fire Department firefighter was among the three people injured when an ambulance...

•September 7, 2026

AMBULANCE CRASH SENDS FOUR TO HOSPITAL – FLORIDA

HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. – A Hernando County Fire Rescue unit responding to an emergency call crashed at...

•September 7, 2026

EMS WORKER PLEADS NOT GUILTY AFTER DRAGGING MAN WITH AMBULANCE FOR MILES – WEST VIRGINIA

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WKRC) – A former ambulance driver is facing charges after she allegedly ran...

•September 7, 2026

AMBULANCE INVOLVED IN CRASH, TWO FIREFIGHTERS INJURED – MASS

At approximately 1:30 AM this morning, Agawam Rescue 1 was involved in a motor vehicle...

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