We regret to pass on the Line of Duty Death of Sparta Township Firefighter Terry Cassidy, of Cromwell (NW of Fort Wayne) Indiana.Firefighter Cassidy responded to a medical call around 2330 hours Monday evening. The patient was in full arrest. While assisting at the scene, … [Read more...]
DURHAM, N.C. -- Firefighters have a 9 percent higher risk of being diagnosed with cancer and a 14 percent higher risk of dying from the disease than the general adult U.S. population, according to studies by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health and other … [Read more...]
By Christopher Leach, Lexington Herald Leader: A volunteer firefighter in Eastern Kentucky died Sunday evening after he suffered a heart attack while assisting with a high school graduation parade, according to the Garrett Area Volunteer Fire Department. The fire department … [Read more...]
Sometimes being in the right place, at the right time, can save your life. At least that's what happened to one Rye firefighter. Firefighter/EMS John Klanchesser, 56, has been with the Rye Fire Department since 1988. He recently had a medical emergency, at the fire department, … [Read more...]
A Firefighter from Conejos County (Colorado) died in the Line of Duty after responding to a wildland fire on Sunday. Harold Joe Cordova, 83, died after working the fire. Cordova was called out to a grassland fire near Manassa, a small statutory town in southern Colorado, to help … [Read more...]
Yesterday the Department of Labor announced that they have implemented important changes for processing Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA) claims submitted by firefighters. FICA can pay medical expenses and compensation benefits to injured workers and survivors, and helps … [Read more...]
Jonathan Flagler, the Los Angeles Co. Firefighter who died in the Line of Duty a house fire earlier this year, not only suffered a heart attack prior to his death but also discovered methamphetamine in his system as well as being COVID positive, according to the … [Read more...]