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•August 6, 2026

MEMBERS INJURED IN WILDLAND APPARATUS ROLLOVER – CALIFORNIA

Members of a firefighting crew suffered minor injuries Sunday...
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•August 6, 2026

AUSTIN, TEXAS FIREFIGHTER LAID TO REST – LINE OF DUTY DEATH FROM CANCER

AUSTIN, Texas — The family of a longtime Austin...
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•August 6, 2026

LA COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT RELEASES INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS ON JANUARY, 2025 EATON FIRE

Los Angeles, CA – Today, the County of Los Angeles...
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•August 5, 2026

SEATTLE FIREFIGHTER ASSAULTED RESPONDING TO AUTOMATIC FIRE ALARM

SEATTLE — A Seattle firefighter was assaulted after responding to...
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•August 5, 2026

ALASKAN FIRE SERVICE TO HOST NATIONAL FIREFIGHTER REGISTRY (NFR) FOR CANCER MEETING

The National Firefighter Registry (NFR) for Cancer: Alaska Firefighter...
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•August 5, 2026

NY FIREFIGHTER BURNED AT GAS PUMP-Video w/ Radio Traffic, FIREFIGHTER Threatened (The Secret List)

All, Two people (including a Firefighter) are being treated...
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•August 5, 2026

NY FIREFIGHTER BURNED AT GAS PUMP-Video w/ Radio Traffic, FIREFIGHTER Threatened (The Secret List)

All, Two people (including a Firefighter) are being treated for burns — (the FF flown...
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•August 4, 2026

EMS CHIEF LODD, Free Training At FDNY Next Week (The Secret List)

All, The Chief of Neptune Township EMS Chief Bil Rosen collapsed and died suddenly on duty...
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•August 4, 2026

Next Week At F.R.I. In Kansas City (The Secret List)

All, Three quick reminders for those attending IAFC’s Fire Rescue International:   ===1=== LEXIPOL &...
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•August 4, 2026

India: 2 FIREFIGHTERS KILLED, OTHERS INJ IN FIRE WALL COLLAPSE-VIDEO (The Secret List)

All, We regret to pass on that 2 Firefighters were killed and three others were...
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•August 3, 2026

FIREFIGHTER KILLED IN RESPONSE CRASH-Unbelted, Ejected (The Secret List)

All, We regret to inform you that an Adrian (Texas, near Amarillo) volunteer Firefighter was...
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•August 3, 2026

FF DOWN: FL, Fire Copters Crash, Maydays in VA & Calif, ‘No End In Sight’ Spokane Fires Take 600 Structures (The Secret List)

All, A Firefighter in Sarasota County (FL) was at the scene of a working dwelling...
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LODD Reports

•August 6, 2026

ONE FIREFIGHTER KILLED AND SIXTEEN OTHERS INJURED IN FIRE COLLAPSE OF ICE STORAGE WAREHOUSE – WEBSTER-CITIZEN ICE COMPANY FIRE – BUFFALO, NEW YORK – AUGUST 6, 1929

One Firefighter Killed and Sixteen Others Injured in Fire Collapse of Ice Storage Warehouse –...
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•August 6, 2026

SIX FIREFIGHTERS FATALLY INJURED AND MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED PERSONS INCLUDING FORTY FIREFIGHTERS INJURED DURING GRAIN ELEVATOR EXPLOSION – THE NORTHWESTERN GRAIN ELEVATOR EXPLOSION – CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – AUGUST 5, 1897

Six Firefighters Fatally Injured and More One Hundred Persons Including Forty Firefighters Injured During Grain...
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•August 5, 2026

ASSISTANT CHIEF KILLED AND ONE FIREFIGHTER INJURED BY ROOF COLLAPSE DURING COMMERCIAL STORAGE BUILDING FIRE – NEW CARLISLE, INDIANA – AUGUST 5, 2014 – NIOSH FF LODD REPORT F2014-18

Assistant Chief Killed and One Firefighter Injured by Roof Collapse During Commercial Storage Building Fire...
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•August 5, 2026

THREE FIREFIGHTERS KILLED IN BACKDRAFT EXPLOSION WHILE BATTLING SUSPICIOUS FIRE IN DRUG STORE – KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI – AUGUST 5, 1929

Three Firefighters Killed in Backdraft Explosion While Battling Suspicious Fire in Drug Store – Kansas...
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•August 5, 2026

FOUR FIREFIGHTERS FATALLY BURNED DURING FIRE AND EXPLOSION AT GASOLINE TRANSFER STATION – REFINERS OIL COMPANY – CINCINNATI, OHIO – AUGUST 5, 1920

Four Firefighters Fatally Burned During Fire and Explosion at Gasoline Transfer Station – Refiners Oil...
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•August 4, 2026

NINE FIREFIGHTERS AND ONE PARAMEDIC KILLED IN MASSIVE EXPLOSION OF WAREHOUSE CONTAINING AMMONIUM NITRATE – BEIRUT, LEBANON – AUGUST 4, 2020

Nine Firefighters and One Paramedic Killed in Massive Explosion of Warehouse Containing Ammonium Nitrate –...
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•July 13, 2026

AMBULANCE STOKEN FROM FIREHOUSE – FLORDIA

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and the Jacksonville Fire Department confirmed with Action News Jax that...
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•July 9, 2026

Ohio Fire Medic Stabbed By Patient (The Secret List)

All, An Ohio Fire Paramedic was taken to the hospital after being stabbed while preparing...
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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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