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Lemuel Bruce, 44 - Houston, TX
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| 10/16/2020 | | Lemuel Bruce
Arson Investigator
Houston Fire Department
Houston, TX
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Status: Career
Years of Service: 17
Date of Incident: October 16, 2020
Date of Death: October 16, 2020
During the early morning hours of Friday, October 16, 2020, Arson Investigator Lemuel Bruce and other members of the Arson Division, Houston Fire Department, tracked down a possible lead to arsons being set in the Houston area. When they arrived at the Timbergrove neighborhood, a suspect fatall....more |
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Keith Obrian Williams, 54 - Camilla, Georgia
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| 10/17/2020 | | Keith Obrian Williams
Captain
Camilla Fire Department
Camilla, Georgia
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Status: Career
Years of Service: 32
Date of Incident: Oct. 17, 2020
Date of Death: Oct. 17, 2020
While on duty, Captain Keith Williams was found unresponsive by fellow firefighters at the Camilla Fire Department early on October 17, 2020. Life-saving efforts began immediately but were not successful. The nature and cause of fatal injury are still to be determined. |
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Edward "Gary" Minnick, 65 - Colmar, PA
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| 10/1/2020 | | Edward "Gary" Minnick
Firefighter
Colmar Volunteer Fire Company
Colmar, PA
Age: 65
Gender: Male
Status: Volunteer
Years of Service: 18
Date of Incident: October 1, 2020
Date of Death: October 1, 2020
On Thursday, October 1, 2020, Firefighter Edward “Gary” Minnick was responding to an oil leak at a gas station. While in the utility truck at the fire department, he suffered a medical emergency and paramedics immediately performed life saving measures. All resuscitation efforts were u....more |
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Jason Cortez, 42 - San Francisco, CA
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| 10/7/2020 | | Jason Cortez
Firefighter/Paramedic
San Francisco Fire Department
San Francisco, CA
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Status: Career
Years of Service: 13
Date of Incident: October 7, 2020
Date of Death: October 7, 2020
On Wednesday, October 7, 2020, Firefighter/Paramedic Jason Cortez was participating in a drill at the Mission District Training Facility when he was injured. Paramedics started immediate care and transported him to the San Francisco General Hospital Trauma Center where he succumbed....more |
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Dylan Cunningham, 29 - South Holland, IL
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| 9/30/2020 | | Dylan Cunningham
Firefighter/Paramedic
South Holland Fire Department
South Holland, IL
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Status: Career
Years of Service: 9
Date of Incident: September 30, 2020
Date of Death: September 30, 2020
On Wednesday, September 30, 2020, Firefighter/Paramedic Dylan Cunningham was participating in a dive training exercise at the Haigh Quarry in Kankakee, IL, when he was found by fellow firefighters in distress. He was immediately taken to the Amita St. Mary’s Hospital in Ka....more |
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Richard "Rick" Todd, 58 - Salem, WV
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| 9/23/2020 | | Richard "Rick" Todd
Chief
Salem Volunteer Fire Department
Salem, WV
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Status: Volunteer
Years of Service: 42
Date of Incident: September 1, 2020
Date of Death: September 23, 2020
While on duty, Fire Chief Richard “Rick” Todd responded to an EMS call where an individual had a known case of COVID-19. Fire Chief Todd subsequently contracted the virus and passed away on Wednesday, September 23, 2020. |
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Charles Morton, 39 - Fawnskin, California
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| 9/17/2020 | | San Bernardino National Forest, Big Bear Hotshots
Fawnskin, California
Firefighter Charles Morton, Squad Boss on the Big Bear Interagency Hotshot Crew, died during interagency fire suppression activities on the El Dorado Fire in the San Bernardino National Forest in California on September 17, 2020. The Big Bear Hotshots are local to the San Bernardino National Forest.
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Status: Wildland Part-Time
Years of Service: 13
Date of Incident: Sept. 17, 2020
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Frazier Lee Holbert, 57 - Carrollton, TX
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| 9/13/2020 | | Carrollton Fire Rescue
Carrollton, Texas
On September 9, 2020, at approximately 3:00 am, Fire Captain Frazier Holbert went to bed at the fire station after returning from an emergency call. Soon thereafter, he suffered a stroke. Fellow firefighters later found Holbert unresponsive and transported him to a local hospital. He was subsequently transported to another hospital where he passed away on September 13, 2020.
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Status: Career
Years of Service: 30
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Thomas Searcy, 45 - Houston, TX
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| 9/8/2020 | | On Tuesday, September 8, 2020, Captain Thomas Searcy was battling COVID-19 when he passed away in the Intensive Care Unit at the Memorial Hermann Hospital. He had been hospitalized for a month fighting the virus. Captain Searcy contracted COVID-19 from exposure in the workplace from numerous fire and EMS calls he responded to where individuals had been diagnosed with the disease.
Houston Fire Department
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Status: Career
Years of Service: 18
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Diane Jones, 63 - Summerville, OR
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| 8/31/2020 | | On Monday, August 31, 2020, Firefighter Diane Jones, who worked for a private company during the wildland fire season, KL Farms/Fire LLC, was battling the wildfires in the Mendocino National Forest in California, when she was involved in a vehicle crash, along with two other firefighters. Firefighter Jones was repositioning the engine when it backed over an embankment and into a fire. She passed away from the injuries she sustained in the accident. One of the two other firefighters is being t....more |
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