All, Andrew Johnathan Brokes, age 24, of Burlington, North Carolina, died in the Line of Duty on Thursday, October 8, 2026, while courageously serving others as a Firefighter. Born on January 13, 2002, and raised in Burlington, Andrew carried a deep sense of service, compassion, and dedication throughout his life. He proudly continued his family’s...Read More
All, We regret to pass on that a Council Bluffs (Iowa) Firefighter died in the Line of Duty today, days after he suffered a medical emergency while operating at a structure fire on Monday, October 5, 2026. Firefighter-Paramedic Charles Jones, a 19-year veteran of the department, was stricken while operating at that structure fire on...Read More
All, The Durham, NC Fire Department has released the name of the firefighter who fell. Firefighter Andrew Brokes died in the line of duty this morning while searching for victims inside the building at 410 Marly Drive. Firefighter Brokes joined the Durham Fire Department on May 5, 2025, and served the Durham community with dedication,...Read More
All, This is an interview/update from Chief Bob Zoldos, Durham (NC) Fire Chief: WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbYJf3RghXQ TIMELINE: The (North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation) SBI provided these details of how things unfolded during the fire. According to the SBI, fire crews were called around 3:15 a.m. to a multi-story building on Marly Driver and when firefighters...Read More
All, We regret to report that a Durham Firefighter died in the Line of duty, and two others were injured while operating at a dwelling fire early this morning, the Durham Fire Department confirmed. The two other firefighters were hurt and are expected to survive. The fire was reported in the 400 block of Marly...Read More
All, Here’s an update from UL-FSRI’s Fire Safety Academy, Beginning TODAY Tuesday, October 6, Advanced Problem Solving (APS) will become the first training platform to integrate with UL’s FSA, making it easier for fire departments to access, assign, complete, and track FSA training within the systems they already use. Additional training platform integrations are in...Read More
