BERWICK, Maine — Community members and firefighters honored the life of fallen Berwick Fire Captain Joel Barnes Monday with a small ceremony. It was two years ago on March 1, 2019, that Barnes, 32, died in the line of duty while fighting a four-alarm fire at an apartment … [Read more...]
COVID FIRE & EMS DEATH UPDATE According to the NFFF, as of 2/25/2021, there are 165 total reported deaths due to COVID-19 complications: 112 fire personnel; 53 EMS only. Additional statistics from the NFFF: -The average age of Fire personnel who died due to COVID-related … [Read more...]
Philadelphia firefighter John Evans was laid to rest with honors on February 23, 2021. Evans, a 37-year veteran of the Philadelphia Fire Department, passed away in the line of duty on February 12 after a battle with COVID-19. His career in the fire department included a stint … [Read more...]
A Firefighter died in the Line of Duty early this morning while operating at a structure fire in north central Pennsylvania. The fire was in a 500' x 50' farm building on Parthemer Road in West Beaver Township (Snyder County). A member of the Beavertown Rescue Hose Company lost … [Read more...]
LITTLE ROCK, Ark — According to a release from the City of Little Rock, the Little Rock Fire Department is mourning the death of one of their own. The Little Rock Fire Department reportedly responded to a house fire on Stardust Trail Saturday, February 13, at 10:52 … [Read more...]
By NBC Philadelphia A 37-year Philadelphia Fire Department veteran has died after being infected with the coronavirus. John Evans died Saturday at Jefferson Torresdale Hospital after what the department called a “tough battle with COVID-19.” The PFD deemed it a line-of-duty … [Read more...]
A Dallas (Texas) Police Officer was struck and killed in the Line of Duty by an allegedly drunk driver early this morning as he stood by his unit, blocking the scene of a prior crash on the freeway. The Dallas Police Officer was standing outside his marked patrol vehicle with … [Read more...]
The girlfriend of a CAL FIRE firefighter who died after a routine training exercise says his death could have been prevented. For six months, ABC10 News reviewed records that reveal that the state found the former captain who oversaw the training exercise to be incompetent and … [Read more...]
As you know, on Friday, January 29, 2021, Chief Lonnie Bolar and Firefighter Tayler Bradford as part of the 8 member Waynoka VFD responded to a residential fire. The fire was initially reported by a person trapped in a bedroom of the home-and they were absolutely … [Read more...]
There's an effort to help the family of one of the 2 heroic Waynoka Firefighters killed in Friday morning's house fire. Tayler Bradford was a volunteer Firefighter who left behind his wife and their young kids. Below is a GoFundMe page link set up to help his family: IF YOU … [Read more...]