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•June 11, 2026

CINCINNATI FIREFIGHTER, 44-LODD-Occupational Cancer (The Secret List)

All, It’s with deep regret that we pass on...
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•June 10, 2026

Just Go Ahead and Die (The Secret List)

All, Hopefully, you know who retired San Francisco Firefighter...
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•June 10, 2026

UPDATE: RECOVERY CONTINUES FOR MAINE FIREFIGHTERS

PORTLAND, Maine (WGME) — The husband of a firefighter...
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•June 10, 2026

BROWN CO DISPATCHERS REPORT HIGH NUMBER OF DROPPED CALLS

BROWN COUNTY, Wis. (WFRV) – Dispatchers in Brown County...
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•June 10, 2026

IN. FIRE CHIEF, 51-LODD (The Secret List)

All, We regret to pass on the Line of...
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•June 9, 2026

WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUIT FILED IN FATAL APPARATUS CRASH – SOUTH CAROLINA

The sister of a woman who was killed last...
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•June 11, 2026

CINCINNATI FIREFIGHTER, 44-LODD-Occupational Cancer (The Secret List)

All, It’s with deep regret that we pass on the Line of Duty Death of...
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•June 10, 2026

Just Go Ahead and Die (The Secret List)

All, Hopefully, you know who retired San Francisco Firefighter Ken Jones is. Or who he was. Beyond...
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•June 10, 2026

IN. FIRE CHIEF, 51-LODD (The Secret List)

All, We regret to pass on the Line of Duty Death of Chief Harold Osborn...
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•June 5, 2026

IN. FIREFIGHTER DEATH, DOUBLE FATAL FIRE APPARATUS RESPONDING CRASH (The Secret List)

All, We regret to inform you, from the Indiana National Guard and the Indianapolis Fire...
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•June 2, 2026

“Pull The Handle!!” BFD FF Daughter Reminds Us, Maine FF Update (The Secret List)

All, In yesterday’s Line of Duty Death Funeral for Boston Rescue 2 Firefighter Robert “BK”...
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•June 1, 2026

IL FF DIES ON DUTY, Volunteer Firefighters, FDNY Hi-Rise Seminar (The Secret List)

All, We regret to pass on that an on-duty Firefighter from the Harlem-Roscoe FD (near Rockford,...
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EMS Close Calls

•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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•April 16, 2026

FIREFIGHTER INJURED BY WOMAN WITH KNIFE AT WELFARE CHECK CALL – TEXAS

SAN ANTONIO — A welfare check at an off-campus housing complex near the University of...
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