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Violet Caramella, 25 - Asheville, North Carolina
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| 6/14/2025 | | Violet Caramella
Firefighter
Riceville Volunteer Fire Department
Asheville, North Carolina
Age: 25
Sex: Female
Classification: Part-Time (Paid)
Years of service: 1.5
Date of incident: June 14, 2025
Date of death: June 14, 2025
Firefighter Violet Caramella was involved in a serious all-terrain vehicle accident during a fire department training exercise. Despite immediate response from fellow firefighters and emergency medical personnel, Firefighter Caramella passed away at the scene ....more |
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David L. Warfel, 57 - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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| 5/29/2025 | | David L. Warfel
Forest Maintenance Supervisor
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Forestry
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Age: 57
Sex: Male
Classification: Career
Years of service: 25
Date of incident: May 28, 2025
Date of death: May 29, 2025
On Wednesday, May 28, Forest Maintenance Supervisor David L. Warfel led training exercises as part of the Wildland Fire Academy at Shippensburg University. During classroom training the following day, Forest Maint....more |
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Jake Bridges, 20 - Hickory, North Carolina
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| 6/5/2025 | | Jake Bridges
Firefighter
Hickory Fire Department
Hickory, North Carolina
Age: 20
Sex: Male
Classification: Career
Years of service: 2
Date of incident: June 5, 2025
Date of death: June 5, 2025
At approximately 1:49 a.m. on June 5, Hickory Fire Department firefighters, including Firefighter Jake Bridges, were dispatched to a structure fire. The fire was extinguished, and firefighters cleared the scene at approximately 4:52 a.m.
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Charles Mudra, 52 - Baltimore, Maryland
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| 5/16/2025 | | Charles Mudra
Emergency Vehicle Driver
Baltimore City Fire Department
Baltimore, Maryland
Age: 52
Sex: Male
Classification: Career
Years of service: 17
Date of incident: May 16, 2025
Date of death: May 16, 2025
Emergency Vehicle Driver Charles Mudra suffered a catastrophic medical emergency in between a skills assessment session he was participating in at the Baltimore City Fire Department training academy. Immediate advanced life support measures were administered on scene and Emer....more |
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Mark Ray Dranbauer, Jr., 44 - Baltimore, Maryland
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| 5/17/2025 | | Mark Ray Dranbauer, Jr.
Lieutenant
Baltimore City Fire Department
Baltimore, Maryland
Age: 44
Sex: Male
Classification: Career
Years of service: 23
Date of incident: May 12, 2025
Date of death: May 17, 2025
On May 12, 2025, while on an aerial ladder attempting a rescue during a rowhome fire, Lieutenant Mark Dranbauer, Jr. suffered a medical emergency. He fell down the ladder and was quickly rescued by other firefighters. Lieutenant Dranbauer was then taken to a hospital in critical ....more |
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Cadet Symeon Williams, 39 - Cleveland, Ohio
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| 5/16/2025 | | Cadet Symeon Williams
Cleveland Division of Fire
Cleveland, Ohio
Age: 39
Sex: Male
Classification: Career
Years of service: 5 weeks
Date of incident: May 16, 2025
Date of death: May 16, 2025
During his fifth week at the Cleveland Fire Training Academy, Cadet Symeon Williams suffered a medical emergency while performing physical training. Cadet Williams was transported to a nearby hospital, but resuscitation efforts were not successful, and he was declared deceased. The cause of death ....more |
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Major Leslie "Les" Roger Leatherman, 57 - London, Kentucky
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| 5/16/2025 | | Major Leslie "Les" Roger Leatherman
Laurel County Fire Department
London, Kentucky
Age: 57
Sex: Male
Classification: Volunteer
Years of service: 39
Date of incident: May 16, 2025
Date of death: May 16, 2025
Amid severe weather including a reported tornado, Major Leslie Roger Leatherman was fatally injured while responding to an emergency call for a residential fire. The cause of death has yet to be determined. |
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Mark Keller, 59 - Mesa, Arizona
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| 5/6/2025 | | Mark Keller
Firefighter/Paramedic
Mesa Fire and Medical Department
Mesa, Arizona
Age: 59
Sex: Male
Classification: Career
Years of service: 35
Date of incident: May 6, 2025
Date of death: May 6, 2025
The Mesa Fire and Medical Department received an early morning emergency call. When Firefighter/Paramedic Keller did not get on the truck, crews went to wake him and found him deceased on the floor. |
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John Saunders, 41 - Greenwich, Ohio
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| 4/16/2025 | | John Saunders
Firefighter
Greenwich Fire Department
Greenwich, Ohio
Age: 41
Sex: Male
Classification: Volunteer
Years of service: 15
Date of incident: April 16, 2025
Date of death: April 16, 2025
Firefighter John Saunders suffered fatal injuries while battling a house fire. The cause of death has yet to be determined, and the fire remains under investigation. |
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Charles "Charlie" Shaw, 78 - Campbellsville, Kentucky
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| 4/20/2025 | | Charles "Charlie" Shaw
Firefighter
Taylor County Fire Department
Campbellsville, Kentucky
Age: 78
Sex: Male
Classification: Volunteer
Years of service: 60
Date of incident: April 15, 2025
Date of death: April 20, 2025
While responding in his personal vehicle to an emergency call of a motor vehicle accident, Firefighter Charles Shaw was involved in a vehicle accident and sustained injuries. Five days later, Firefighter Shaw collapsed and passed away at home. An autopsy determined tha....more |
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Paul Charles Mickolick, 43 - West Salem, Ohio
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| 4/19/2025 | | Paul Charles Mickolick
Lieutenant
Town and Country Fire District
West Salem, Ohio
Age: 43
Sex: Male
Classification: Career
Years of service: 5
Date of incident: April 18, 2025
Date of death: April 19, 2025
Lieutenant Paul Mickolick responded to an emergency call of a vehicle accident. When he got to the scene, Lieutenant Mickolick discovered a pickup truck that was stuck in a ditch. After radioing other emergency responders to notify them what he found at the scene and slow their re....more |
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Graham Hoffman, 29 - Kansas City, Missouri
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| 4/27/2025 | | Graham Hoffman
Firefighter/Medic
Kansas City Missouri Fire Department
Kansas City, Missouri
Age: 29
Sex: Male
Classification: Career
Years of service: 3
Date of incident: April 27, 2025
Date of death: April 27, 2025
Firefighter/Medic Graham Hoffman was stabbed in the chest by a patient he was transporting to a local hospital. Immediately after the stabbing, additional personnel from the Kansas City Missouri Fire and Police Departments were dispatched to the scene.
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Scott Adams, 46 - Milton, Indiana
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| 4/25/2025 | | Scott Adams
Firefighter/EMT
Milton-Washington Township Fire Department
Milton, Indiana
Age: 46
Sex: Male
Classification: Volunteer
Years of service: 18
Date of incident: April 24, 2025
Date of death: April 25, 2025
At approximately 5:30 p.m. on April 24, 2025, Firefighter/EMT Scott Adams responded to an emergency call for a motor vehicle accident. Afterwards, Firefighter/EMT Adams returned home. The following day, Firefighter/EMT Adams was found unresponsive at his home and pronounc....more |
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Corban Summers, 49 - South Jordan, Utah
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| 4/21/2025 | | Corban Summers
Senior Firefighter
South Jordan Fire Department
South Jordan, Utah
Age: 49
Sex: Male
Classification: Career
Years of service: 24
Date of incident: April 21, 2025
Date of death: April 21, 2025
Senior Firefighter Corban Summers was found unresponsive in his room at Station 61 of the South Jordan Fire Department. Fellow crew members immediately began lifesaving measures and then transported Senior Firefighter Summers to Jordan Valley Hospital where he was pronounced dece....more |
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David Meyer, 54 - Chicago, Illinois
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| 4/23/2025 | | David Meyer
Captain
Chicago Fire Department
Chicago, Illinois
Age: 54
Sex: Male
Classification: Career
Years of service: 28
Date of incident: April 23, 2025
Date of death: April 23, 2025
As members of the Chicago Fire Department began salvage and overhaul after extinguishing a garage fire, Captain David Meyer was critically injured when the garage collapsed. A mayday was called immediately. Captain Meyer was then transported to Stroger Hospital where he later passed away from the inj....more |
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John Robinson, 53 - Lafayette, Indiana
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| 4/14/2025 | | John Robinson
Sergeant
Lafayette Fire Department
Lafayette, Indiana
Age: 53
Sex: Male
Classification: Career
Years of service: 29
Date of incident: April 14, 2025
Date of death: April 14, 2025
On April 14, 2025, Sergeant John Robinson was found unresponsive while on duty at Lafayette Fire Department’s Station 9 and passed away. The cause of death has not yet been determined. |
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Chevy Gall, 16 - Beaufort, Missouri
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| 4/4/2025 | | Chevy Gall
Firefighter
Beaufort-Leslie Fire Protection District
Beaufort, Missouri
Age: 16
Sex: Male
Classification: Volunteer
Years of service: <1
Date of incident: April 4, 2025
Date of death: April 4, 2025
On April 4, 2025, Firefighter Chevy Gall was involved in a motor vehicle crash while responding to a reported water rescue in his personal vehicle. Firefighter Gall sustained critical injuries and was transported to Mercy Washington Hospital where he was pronounced deceased. |
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Garry G. Moore, 68 - Whitewater, Missouri
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| 4/2/2025 | | Garry G. Moore
Fire Chief
Whitewater Fire Protection District
Whitewater, Missouri
Age: 68
Sex: Male
Classification: Volunteer
Years of service: 30
Date of incident: April 2, 2025
Date of death: April 2, 2025
On April 2, 2025, Fire Chief Garry Moore responded to widespread tornado damage around Delta, Missouri. A short time later, Fire Chief Moore was found unconscious at the scene and later passed away. |
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Roy A. Smith, 60 - Staunton, Indiana
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| 4/5/2025 | | Roy A. Smith
Firefighter/EMT
Posey Township Clay County Volunteer Fire Department
Staunton, Indiana
Age: 60
Sex: Male
Classification: Volunteer
Years of service: 34
Date of incident: April 5, 2025
Date of death: April 5, 2025
Shortly after midnight on April 5, 2025, the Posey Township Clay County Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to motorists (including two children) who became stranded in high water due to heavy storms. While responding to the call in his personal vehicle, Fi....more |
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Lori A. Boelkes, 56 - Warrens, Wisconsin
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| 2/27/2025 | | Lori A. Boelkes
Firefighter
Warrens Area Fire District
Warrens, Wisconsin
Age: 56
Sex: Female
Classification: Paid-on-Call
Years of service: 11
Date of incident: Feb. 14, 2025
Date of death: Feb. 27, 2025
Firefighter Lori Boelkes responded to a motor vehicle crash on February 14, 2025, at 1:36 p.m. as the driver of Tender 1. Firefighter Boelkes cleared the scene at 1:47 p.m. and returned to the station. While driving home from the station, Firefighter Boelkes became ill. Her husband ....more |
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Donald Kammerich, 64 - Pilot Grove, Missouri
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| 3/10/2025 | | Donald Kammerich
Assistant Chief
Pilot Grove Fire Protection District
Pilot Grove, Missouri
Age: 64
Sex: Male
Classification: Volunteer
Years of service: 35
Date of incident: March 10, 2025
Date of death: March 10, 2025
At 2:00 p.m. on March 10, 2025, Assistant Chief Donald Kammerich responded to a grass fire where he strenuously fought the fire for approximately 2 hours. After the emergency response, Assistant Chief Kammerich returned home.
Only a few hours later at 9:00 p.m., t....more |
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Don "Hev" Caylor, 66 - Ridgeville, Indiana
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| 3/9/2025 | | Don "Hev" Caylor
Assistant Fire Chief
Ridgeville Volunteer Fire Department
Ridgeville, Indiana
Age: 66
Sex: Male
Classification: Volunteer
Years of service: 35
Date of incident: March 9, 2025
Date of death: March 9, 2025
While preparing to respond to a structure fire, Assistant Fire Chief Don Caylor collapsed on the station floor. Other Ridgeville Volunteer Fire Department firefighters found Assistant Fire Chief Caylor upon their return to the station after the fire and pronounced h....more |
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Vernon Collett, 60 - Warrensburg, Missouri
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| 3/8/2025 | | Vernon Collett
Captain
Johnson County Fire Protection District
Warrensburg, Missouri
Age: 60
Sex: Male
Classification: Volunteer
Years of service: 29
Date of incident: March 8, 2025
Date of death: March 8, 2025
Captain Vernon Collett collapsed while fighting a natural cover fire. Despite nearly an hour of lifesaving efforts, Captain Collett was pronounced deceased at the scene. |
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Michael Windsay, 51 - New Orleans, Louisiana
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| 3/3/2025 | | Michael Windsay
Acting Chief
New Orleans Fire Department
New Orleans, Louisiana
Age: 51
Sex: Male
Classification: Career
Years of service: 30
Date of incident: March 3, 2025
Date of death: March 3, 2025
While on duty at New Orleans Fire Department’s Fifth District Headquarters, Acting Chief Michael Windsay was found unresponsive. He was transported to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced deceased. The cause of death has yet to be determined. |
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Christopher Rothmeyer, 27 - New London, North Carolina
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| 3/5/2025 | | Christopher Rothmeyer
Firefighter
New London Volunteer Fire Department
New London, North Carolina
Age: 27
Sex: Male
Classification: Volunteer
Years of service: 9
Date of incident: March 5, 2025
Date of death: March 5, 2025
While responding to an emergency incident, Firefighter Christopher Rothmeyer crashed on NC Highway 8. Numerous responders administered life-saving measures to Firefighter Rothmeyer at the scene. Firefighter Rothmeyer was then transported to a nearby hospital where....more |
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Terry Wayne Dykes, 58 - Etta, Mississippi
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| 3/3/2025 | | Terry Wayne Dykes
Firefighter
Pinedale Volunteer Fire Department
Etta, Mississippi
Age: 58
Sex: Male
Classification: Volunteer
Years of service: 26
Date of incident: March 1, 2025
Date of death: March 3, 2025
On Saturday, March 1, 2025, Firefighter Terry Wayne Dykes was at the scene of a grass fire when he fell from the top of a brush truck and suffered major head trauma. He was immediately transported to the hospital where he passed away on Monday, March 3, 2025, from the injuries ....more |
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Jeffrey Lawson, 54 - War, West Virginia
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| 2/17/2025 | | Jeffrey Lawson
Deputy Fire Chief
War Fire Department
War, West Virginia
Age: 54
Sex: Male
Classification: Volunteer
Years of service: 40
Date of incident: February 17, 2025
Date of death: February 17, 2025
On Monday, February 17, 2025, Deputy Fire Chief Jeffrey Lawson was responding in an engine to a report of a structure fire when he became ill and told the driver that he needed medical attention. The driver of the engine met an ambulance which transferred him to the Welch Communi....more |
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Steve A. Weikle, 70 - Covington, Virginia
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| 2/13/2025 | | Steve A. Weikle
Firefighter
Boiling Springs Fire and Rescue, Inc.
Covington, Virginia
Age: 70
Sex: Male
Classification: Volunteer
Years of service: 49
Date of incident: Feb. 13, 2025
Date of death: Feb. 13, 2025
On February 13, 2025, Firefighter Steve Weikle responded with the Boiling Springs Fire and Rescue to a report of a collapsed barn with a trapped animal. After freeing the animal and within 24 hours of this response, Firefighter Weikle was found outside of his home in cardiac ....more |
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John “JR” R. Gaudet, 40 - Binghamton, New York
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| 2/12/2025 | | John “JR” R. Gaudet
Firefighter
Binghamton Fire Department
Binghamton, New York
Age: 40
Sex: Male
Classification: Career
Years of service: 11
Date of incident: February 12, 2025
Date of death: February 12, 2025
On Wednesday, February 12, 2025, firefighters from the Binghamton Fire Department responded to the scene of a multi-alarm commercial structure fire. While fighting the fire, a wall collapsed. A short time later a mayday was declared and Firefighter John “JR” R. Gaudet was resc....more |
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Christopher Mykel Clevenger, 33 - Sweet Springs, Missouri
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| 1/26/2025 | | Christopher Mykel Clevenger
Captain
West Central Missouri Fire Protection District
Sweet Springs, Missouri
Age: 33
Sex: Male
Classification: Volunteer
Years of service: 15
Date of incident: January 25, 2025
Date of death: January 26, 2025
On Saturday, January 25, 2025, Captain Christopher Mykel Clevenger responded to an emergency medical call at a residence. The next day, Sunday, January 26, 2025, Captain Clevenger was found unresponsive at his home. He was immediately rushed to the ....more |
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