We wanted to specifically highlight today's date, as it is one of the most devastating-if not the most devastating days related to the Line of Duty Deaths of Firefighters in various locations. The following information was taken from our daily FIREFIGHTER HISTORY page … [Read more...]
Chief Jack Lerch, 88, a long time friend and world recognized SME of the FDNY has passed away. Chief Lerch was a supporter and an integral part of the FDNY his entire life. For many years, he worked at the Mand Library at the FDNY Fire Academy, which houses historical documents, … [Read more...]
We regret to pass on that NYPD Sgt. Scott Johnston died Thursday in Manhattan after a two-year battle with 9/11-related melanoma. Johnston, 50, of Levittown, Long Island, was a 21-year police veteran assigned to the city-wide Strategic Response Group and a past Captain in the … [Read more...]
We regret to pass on that East Farmingdale (Suffolk County, Long Island) Firefighter Michael Cardinale Sr.has died in the Line of Duty. Initial reports are that after a car crash response, he went upstairs to the sitting area of the firehouse to have a cup of coffee. About 25 … [Read more...]
A Wilmington (Delaware) woman has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for setting a fire that resulted in the deaths of three firefighters in 2016. Beatriz Fana-Ruiz was drunk and on anxiety medication when she set a fire in her father’s home on the 1900 block of Lakeview Road … [Read more...]
We regret to pass on that a Summit Fire & EMS Firefighter fell to his death early this morning from the rooftop of a five-story condominium in Copper Mountain where he was operating at a fire. Ken Jones, 46, a beloved 20-year veteran of the fire department, had climbed to the … [Read more...]
For those younger readers of The Secret List & FireFighterCloseCalls.com , today, “Pearl Harbor Day” remembers the attack on Pearl Harbor, which was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States at our naval base at Pearl Harbor, … [Read more...]