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•July 4, 2026

FIRE CHIEF LODD-Fallen Tree, 3rd Fatality in Maine (The Secret List)

All, We regret to pass on that Cottekill (Ulster County,...
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•July 4, 2026

FIREFIGHTER DIES AFTER BECOMING DISORIENTED DURING RESIDENTIAL ATTIC FIRE – LOWER MERION TOWNSHIP, PA – JULY 4, 2021

Firefighter Dies After Becoming Disoriented During Residential Attic Fire...
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•July 4, 2026

UPDATE: BURNED MAINE FIREFIGHTER HEADS HOME WEEKS AFTER EXPLOSION

BELMONT (WGME) — Another firefighter injured in the May...
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•July 4, 2026

AT LEAST 10 FDNY FIREFIGHTERS INJURED AT GREENPOINT WAREHOUSE FIRE – NEW YORK

The FDNY says at least 10 firefighters were injured...
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•July 4, 2026

TWO INDIANAPOLIS FIREFIGHTERS & CIVILIAN INJURED AT APARTMENT FIRE – INDIANA

INDIANAPOLIS — Three people, including two firefighters, are in...
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•July 4, 2026

STRUCTURAL FIRE COLLAPSE CLAIMS LIVES OF TWO CHIEF OFFICERS AND ONE FIREFIGHTER – GLOUCESSTER CITY, NJ – JULY 4, 2002

Structural Collapse at Residential Fire Claims Lives of Two...
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•July 4, 2026

FIRE CHIEF LODD-Fallen Tree, 3rd Fatality in Maine (The Secret List)

All, We regret to pass on that Cottekill (Ulster County, NY) Fire Chief David Gagnon was killed...
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•July 3, 2026

NY CHIEF PASSES-Age 46, Maine FF Returns Home, FF Cocaine Death (The Secret List)

All, We, along with the Rockland County and New York fire service community, are mourning...
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•July 2, 2026

WILDLAND FF’s LODD MEMORIAL SERVICE (The Secret List)

All, A memorial service is scheduled this weekend for the three federal Firefighters who lost...
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•July 1, 2026

Mega Warehouse Fire: An Excellent Training Opportunity (The Secret List)

All,  The Springdale Fire Department (Cincinnati area) and the National Fire Sprinkler Association will be...
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•June 29, 2026

3 Fallen Firefighters Identified (The Secret List)

All, Federal wildland fire officials are releasing the identities of three firefighters who died while...
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•June 29, 2026

TEXAS FIRE CHIEF STRUCK & KILLED – LODD (The Secret List)

All, We regret to pass on the Line of Duty Death of Mabank (SE of...
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•June 29, 2026

THREE PEOPLE INJURED IN WRONG WAY CRASH INVOLVING AMBULANCE – NEW YORK

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Three people were injured on Saturday following a wrong-way crash involving...
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•June 2, 2026

MEMBERS NEARLY STRUCK AT FATAL STRUCK BY CRASH – NEW JERSEY

A 43-year-old woman was killed Friday morning on Route 1 in West Windsor after she...
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•May 21, 2026

THREE INJURED IN AMBULANCE ROLLOVER CRASH – MICHIGAN

ALLEGAN COUNTY, Mich. — Northbound US 131 was closed for about five hours between mile...
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•May 21, 2026

TWO EMTS NEARLY KILLED WHEN MULTILPE GUN SHOTS HIT THEIR AMBULANCE IN THE BRONX

Two EMTs were nearly killed when their ambulance was struck by gunfire in the Bronx,...
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•May 8, 2026

WEST VIRIGINIA EMT INDICTED IN MAN’S DEATH APPEARS IN COURT

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — The woman who prosecutors said was driving a Kanawha County ambulance...
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•April 19, 2026

FATAL AMBULANCE CRASH – TEXAS

DALLAS — While responding to an emergency call, a Dallas Fire and Rescue vehicle became...
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