All, We regret to pass on that U.S. Forest Service Firefighter Kaitlyn “KK” Gallagher of Alexandria, Louisiana was killed in the Line of Duty. FF Gallagher died on October 14 as she was hit by a tree when responding to the Broken Creek Fire, a 10-acre wildfire which is now contained, that happened in Rapides...Read More
Firefighter Fatally Injured in Fall Through Skylight While Operating at Restaurant Fire – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – October 15, 1919 Submitted by Rick DeGroot On October 15, 1919, Philadelphia Ladderman George Wiest, Jr. of Truck 2 was fatally injured after falling through a skylight while operating at the scene of a fire in a restaurant in...Read More
Two Fire Patrol Members Killed in Fire Collapse While Conducting Salvage Operations During Building Fire – 21 West 17th Street, Manhattan, New York – October 16, 1949 Submitted by Rick DeGroot On October 16, 1949, New York City Fire Patrolmen Frederick C. Lehman and Daniel P. Shea of Fire Patrol 3 were killed while conducting...Read More
A firefighter was injured Sunday evening, October 11, after falling approximately 75 feet while working on the Surgone Fire near Pecwan Creek in northern Humboldt County. The fall occurred shortly after 7 p.m., as darkness settled over the steep, rugged terrain where crews were battling the wildfire. The firefighter was medevaced to Providence St. Joseph Hospital...Read More
