The Chief of the Pine-Strawberry Fire District (Arizona) has confirmed that the pilot onboard a helicopter that crashed while battling the Polles Fire is dead. Chief Gary Morris said the helicopter crashed outside the fire lines for the Polles Fire. The helicopter was on fire, … [Read more...]
By Kim Bell, St. Louis Post-Dispatch A firefighter who died of an apparent heart attack the day after a Jefferson County house fire will be honored with a special funeral service reserved for line-of-duty deaths. Lt. Ronald W. Wehlage Jr. of the De Soto Rural Fire … [Read more...]
Today the NFPA released its annual “U.S. Firefighter Fatalities in the United States” report, (link below) which showed fewer than 50 U.S. Firefighter fatalities while on duty in 2019, reflecting the lowest number of Firefighter deaths reported since NFPA began conducting this … [Read more...]
By NHK World Police in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, say they have found the bodies of four people at the site of a warehouse fire. They believe they are three firefighters and one police officer, who had been unaccounted for after rushing into the building shortly after … [Read more...]
Chief Don Abbott is the "father" of MAYDAY facts in North America. His Firefighter based research has provided all of us with the reality of what causes maydays and what happens when maydays are transmitted-so we can best train & prepare. Specifically and most recently, he … [Read more...]
30 year veteran, Farmington (Maine) Fire Captain Mike Bell was killed in the Line of Duty, other members were injured last September in that commercial building explosion, that leveled the business, destroyed nearby homes and scattered debris for more than a mile. HERE are … [Read more...]
We regret to pass on to you the Line of Duty Death of De Soto Rural Fire Protection District (Missouri) Fire Lieutenant/Fire Marshal Ron Wehlage. Lieutenant/Fire Marshal Wehlage responded to a structure fire Saturday night and then later made an emergency medical run at … [Read more...]
We regret to pass on that Paramedic William “Brad” Blackman. Brad, 56 years old, succumbed to complications from COVID-19 contracted from his work as a Paramedic. Bill was member of the AMR Philadelphia family who succumbed to complications from COVID-19. With a career spanning … [Read more...]
(NOTE: We have always posted details when Firefighters lose their lives while serving our Country. In this case, because this horrible loss is now making the news again, we felt it would be appropriate to post so Firefighters can monitor the news, and await facts as they come … [Read more...]
The NFFF has postponed the annual Fallen Firefighter memorial weekend as per NFFF Chair Troy Markel. This is due to the pandemic situation and related logistics. While disappointing, it is important to know that the nation's fallen Firefighters will not be forgotten. On October … [Read more...]
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