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Terrence “Terry” M. Judge, 64 - Pembroke, New Hampshire
3/24/2023
Terrence “Terry” M. Judge Lieutenant Pembroke Fire Department Pembroke, New Hampshire Age: 64 Sex: Male Classification: Paid-On-Call Years of service: 33 Date of incident: March 22, 2023 Date of death: March 24, 2023 On Wednesday, March 22, 2023, Lieutenant Terrence “Terry” M. Judge responded to a flooding incident inside a multi-family residence. While at the scene, he operated a pump suction hose in the basement of the structure. He returned from the incident and was found the foll....more
Josh Kogel, 48 - Cavour, South Dakota
9/4/2023
Josh Kogel Chief Cavour Volunteer Fire Department Cavour, South Dakota Age: 48 Sex: Male Classification: Volunteer Years of service: 27 Date of incident: September 4, 2023 Date of death: September 4, 2023 On Monday, Sept, 4, 2023, Chief Josh Kogel responded to a structure fire at the Hurd Alignment and Services building. While outside the burning building at the fire apparatus, he experienced a medical emergency and collapsed. He was immediately taken to the hospital where he was pr....more
Joe Parish, 67 - Diboll, Texas
9/1/2023
Joe Parish Firefighter Diboll Volunteer Fire Department Diboll, Texas Age: 67 Sex: Male Classification: Volunteer Years of service: 45 Date of incident: August 30, 2023 Date of death: September 1, 2023 On Wednesday, August 30, 2023, Firefighter Joe Parish was responding to a request for mutual aid from Fuller Springs, TX, when his privately owned vehicle left the roadway and crashed. Firefighter Parish was air-lifted to a Tyler, TX hospital for emergency surgery. On Friday, Septembe....more
Mia Regina Ethridge, 20 - Louisa, Virginia
9/2/2023
Mia Regina Ethridge Firefighter Louisa County Department of Fire and EMS Louisa, Virginia Age: 20 Sex: Female Classification: Career Years of service: <1 Date of incident: July 9, 2023 Date of death: September 2, 2023 On Sunday, July 9, 2023, Firefighter Mia Regina Ethridge was responding to a residential structure fire when the fire apparatus she was driving ran off the road in the rain and hit a tree. She was ejected from the vehicle. Firefighter Ethridge was receiving treatment at....more
Anthony DeSimone, 50 - North Haven, CT
8/24/2023
Anthony DeSimone Firefighter North Haven Fire Department North Haven, CT Age: 50 Sex: Male Classification: Career Years of service: 23 Date of incident: August 24, 2023 Date of death: August 24, 2023 On Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, Firefighter Anthony DeSimone returned to his residence after working over 30 hours responding to numerous incidents. The last response was a medical call at a residence. Less than 3 hours after arriving home, he collapsed and was immediately rushed to the Yale....more
Kevin P. Ward, 58 - Chicago, IL
8/28/2023
Kevin P. Ward Lieutenant Chicago Fire Department Chicago, IL Age: 58 Sex: Male Classification: Career Years of service: 27 Date of incident: August 11, 2023 Date of death: August 28, 2023 On Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, Lieutenant Kevin P. Ward responded to a fire at a single-family residence. While fighting the fire in the basement, he was critically injured, and a mayday was transmitted. He was transported to the Resurrection Hospital and subsequently transferred to Loyola Medical Cente....more
Terryson Jackson, 50 - Fort Lauderdale, FL
8/28/2023
Terryson Jackson Battalion Chief Broward Sheriff’s Office Department of Fire Rescue and Emergency Services Fort Lauderdale, FL Age: 50 Sex: Male Classification: Career Years of service: 19 Date of incident: August 28, 2023 Date of death: August 28, 2023 On Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, Broward Sheriff’s Office Department of Fire Rescue and Emergency Services flight crew members were dispatched to a medical call regarding a traffic crash with injuries in North Lauderdale. The EC 135 Eurocopt....more
Shawn Giles, 53 - North East, Pennsylvania
8/20/2023
Shawn Giles Fire Police Officer Fuller Hose Company No. 1 North East, Pennsylvania Age: 53 Sex: Male Classification: Volunteer Years of service: 12 Date of incident: August 20, 2023 Date of death: August 20, 2023 On Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023, Fire Police Officer Shawn Giles was assisting the Pennsylvania State Police, who were investigating a two-vehicle crash, by directing traffic in the eastbound lanes of Route 20 in North East, Pennsylvania. During the assist, a vehicle drove into the....more
Edward "Eddie" J. Steines, 64 - West Milford, New Jersey
8/16/2023
Edward "Eddie" J. Steines Chief West Milford Fire Department West Milford, New Jersey Age: 64 Sex: Male Classification: Volunteer Years of service: 44 Date of incident: August 15, 2023 Date of death: August 16, 2023 On Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023, at 2:32 p.m., Chief Edward “Eddie” J. Steines responded to a train fire in Hardyston Township. All units cleared the scene at 4:58 p.m. and Chief Edward Steines returned home. On Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023, at approximately 6:00 a.m., Chief Edwar....more
Benjamin Charles Sapper, 21 - Medford, Oregon
8/4/2023
Benjamin Charles Sapper Firefighter U.S. Forest Service, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest Medford, Oregon Age: 21 Sex: Male Classification: Wildland Full-Time Years of service: 1 Date of incident: August 4, 2023 Date of death: August 4, 2023 On Friday, August 4, 2023, a Forest Service vehicle carrying 3 firefighters went off the road while en route to the Powers Ranger District with a destination of the Gold Beach Ranger District, both on the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest,....more
Tony Sousa, 55 - Sacramento, California
8/6/2023
Tony Sousa Contract Pilot California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) Sacramento, California Age: 55 Sex: Male Classification: Wildland Contract Years of service: Unknown Date of incident: August 6, 2023 Date of death: August 6, 2023 On Sunday, August 6, 2023, two firefighting helicopters, a Sikorsky S-64E and a Bell 407, collided in Cabazon, California, while battling the Broadway Wildland Fire, a vegetation fire sparked by a nearby structure fire. While the Si....more
Timothy "Tim" Rodriguez, 44 - Sacramento, California
8/6/2023
Timothy "Tim" Rodriguez Captain California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) Sacramento, California Age: 44 Sex: Male Classification: Career Years of service: 19 Date of incident: August 6, 2023 Date of death: August 6, 2023 On Sunday, August 6, 2023, two firefighting helicopters, a Sikorsky S-64E and a Bell 407, collided in Cabazon, California, while battling the Broadway Wildland Fire, a vegetation fire sparked by a nearby structure fire. While the Sikorsky S-6....more
Josh Bischof, 46 - Sacramento, California
8/6/2023
Josh Bischof Assistant Chief California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) Sacramento, California Age: 46 Sex: Male Classification: Career Years of service: 24 Date of incident: August 6, 2023 Date of death: August 6, 2023 On Sunday, August 6, 2023, two firefighting helicopters, a Sikorsky S-64E and a Bell 407, collided in Cabazon, California, while battling the Broadway Wildland Fire, a vegetation fire sparked by a nearby structure fire. While the Sikorsky S-64E ....more
Evan Curtis Brown, 18 - Honey Grove, Texas
7/30/2023
Evan Curtis Brown Firefighter Honey Grove Volunteer Fire Department Honey Grove, Texas Age: 18 Sex: Male Classification: Volunteer Years of service: 1 Date of incident: July 9, 2023 Date of death: July 30, 2023 On Sunday, July 9, 2023, Firefighter Evan Curtis Brown and another firefighter were responding to a motor vehicle crash in Firefighter Brown’s personal vehicle, when they hit a cow in the road. The vehicle rolled, ejecting Firefighter Brown and causing severe injuries. Firefig....more
Jordan Melton, 28 - Birmingham, Alabama
7/17/2023
Jordan Melton Firefighter Birmingham Fire & Rescue Service Birmingham, Alabama Age: 28 Sex: Male Classification: Career Years of service: 1 Date of incident: July 12, 2023 Date of death: July 17, 2023 On Wednesday, July 12, 2023, at Station 9 in the Norwood neighborhood of Birmingham, Firefighter Jordan Melton and Firefighter Jamal Jones were near the bay doors when they were shot by an assailant in the chest and legs. On Monday, July 17, 2023, Firefighter Jordan Melton succumbed to ....more
Jeffrey Norman, 51 - Memphis, Tennessee
7/19/2023
Jeffrey Norman Lieutenant Memphis Fire Department Memphis, Tennessee Age: 51 Sex: Male Classification: Career Years of service: 20 Date of incident: July 18, 2023 Date of death: July 19, 2023 On Tuesday, July 18, 2023, members of the Memphis Fire Department responded to a residential fire. While fighting the fire, 4 firefighters became trapped. The firefighters were rescued and immediately transported to the hospital. In the early morning hours of Wednesday, July 19, 2023, Lieutenan....more
James “Spot” Cleary, Jr., 19 - Bramwell, West Virginia
7/11/2023
James “Spot” Cleary, Jr. Firefighter Bramwell Volunteer Fire Department Bramwell, West Virginia Age: 19 Sex: Male Classification: Volunteer Years of service: <1 Date of incident: July 11, 2023 Date of death: July 11, 2023 On Tuesday, July 11, 2023, father and son, Firefighter James Cleary, Sr. and Firefighter James “Spot” Cleary, Jr., were out on the department owned ATV examining previous accident scenes. While they were out of the vehicle, on foot, the ATV began to roll towards the....more
Wayne "Bears" Brooks, Jr., 49 - Newark, New Jersey
7/5/2023
Wayne "Bears" Brooks, Jr. Firefighter Newark Fire Department Newark, New Jersey Age: 49 Sex: Male Classification: Career Years of service: 16 Date of incident: July 5, 2023 Date of death: July 5, 2023 At approximately 9:23 p.m. on Wednesday, July 5, 2023, members of the Newark Fire Department responded to a fire on the Grande Costa D’Avorio Cargo Ship that was docked at Port Newark, New Jersey. Firefighters were fighting the fire on the 10th, 11th, and 12th decks. They made an attem....more
Augusto Acabou, 45 - Newark, New Jersey
7/5/2023
Augusto Acabou Firefighter Newark Fire Department Newark, New Jersey Age: 45 Sex: Male Classification: Career Years of service: 9 Date of incident: July 5, 2023 Date of death: July 5, 2023 At approximately 9:23 p.m. on Wednesday, July 5, 2023, members of the Newark Fire Department responded to a fire on the Grande Costa D’Avorio Cargo Ship that was docked at Port Newark, New Jersey. Firefighters were fighting the fire on the 10th, 11th, and 12th decks. They made an attempt to exting....more
Ian T. Strickler, 35 - Winchester, Virginia
7/5/2023
Ian T. Strickler Firefighter Recruit Frederick County, VA Fire & Rescue Winchester, Virginia Age: 35 Sex: Male Classification: Career Years of service: <1 Date of incident: July 5, 2023 Date of death: July 5, 2023 Firefighter Recruit Ian T. Strickler was part of the Frederick County, VA Fire & Rescue Recruit Class #14 that started on Monday, July 3, 2023. On Wednesday, July 5, 2023, while attending physical fitness training, he suffered a medical emergency. He was immediately transp....more
Jarod F. Kammeyer, 48 - Defiance, Ohio
2/14/2023
Jarod F. Kammeyer Assistant Chief Noble Township Fire Department Defiance, Ohio Age: 48 Sex: Male Classification: Paid-On-Call Years of service: 30 Date of incident: November 1, 2020 Date of death: February 14, 2023 On Sunday, November 1, 2020, Assistant Chief Jarod F. Kammeyer reported to the fire station as stand-by while units responded on automatic mutual aid to a structure fire. While at the station, he contracted COVID-19. On Monday, November 16, 2020, he was admitted to the ho....more
Hal Matthew Hanenkrath, 40 - Defiance, Ohio
6/27/2023
Hal Matthew Hanenkrath Chief South Richland Fire Department Defiance, Ohio Age: 40 Sex: Male Classification: Part-Time Paid Years of service: 21 Date of incident: June 27, 2023 Date of death: June 27, 2023 On Tuesday, June 27, 2023, Chief Hal Matthew Hanenkrath was at the scene of a residential fire when he started experiencing shortness of breath and chest pains. He was immediately treated at the scene and was then rushed to the local hospital where he passed away a short time later....more
Brice C. Trossbach, 25 - Patuxent River, MD
6/27/2023
Brice C. Trossbach Firefighter Naval District Washington Fire Department-NAS Patuxent River Patuxent River, MD Age: 25 Sex: Male Classification: Career Years of service: 10 Date of incident: June 27, 2023 Date of death: June 27, 2023 On Tuesday, June 27, 2023, firefighters from the Naval Air Station Patuxent River responded to a mutual aid call at a residential fire located on Deer Wood Park Drive in Leonardtown, MD. Firefighter Brice C. Trossbach, while fighting the fire on the firs....more
Lloyd Ruediger, 84 - New Haven, Missouri
6/26/2023
Lloyd Ruediger Firefighter New Haven-Berger Fire Protection District New Haven, Missouri Age: 84 Sex: Male Classification: Volunteer Years of service: 59 Date of incident: June 25, 2023 Date of death: June 26, 2023 On Sunday, June 25, 2023, Firefighter Lloyd Ruediger responded to the scene of a residential fire. At approximately 10:30 p.m., he returned home. The next morning, Monday, June 26, 2023, he was found deceased at his residence from an apparent heart attack.
Shaun Luke Daniel, 26 - Dry Branch, Georgia
6/5/2023
Shaun Luke Daniel Wildland Firefighter Georgia Forestry Commission Dry Branch, Georgia Age: 26 Sex: Male Classification: Wildland Full-Time Years of service: <1 Date of incident: June 5, 2023 Date of death: June 5, 2023 On Monday, June 5, 2023, Wildland Firefighter Shaun Luke Daniel, while on-duty at a contained wildfire in Washington County, GA, was walking a firebreak and suddenly collapsed. Fellow emergency responders provided CPR on-scene and he was immediately transported to a l....more
William "Bill" John McCale, 50 - Vermilion, Ohio
6/10/2023
William "Bill" John McCale Firefighter/Medical First Responder Vermilion Township Fire & Rescue Department Vermilion, Ohio Age: 50 Sex: Male Classification: Volunteer Years of service: 13 Date of incident: June 5, 2023 Date of death: June 10, 2023 On Monday, June 5, 2023, Firefighter/Medical First Responder William “Bill” John McCale was attending training and pulled a 5-inch large-diameter hose from the hose bed to connect to the intake when he was found by a fellow firefighter at ....more
Bobby “Blue” Smith, 24 - Waycross, Georgia
6/22/2023
Bobby “Blue” Smith Firefighter Ware County Fire Rescue Waycross, Georgia Age: 24 Sex: Male Classification: Career Years of service: 5 Date of incident: June 22, 2023 Date of death: June 22, 2023 On Thursday, June 22, 2023, Firefighter Bobby “Blue” Smith was in a fire apparatus checking fire hydrants with another firefighter when the truck traveled off the roadway onto the west shoulder and lost control. The truck then spun counterclockwise as it flipped across the roadway before hitt....more
Stuart Guy Hunt, 37 - Ancram, New York
6/15/2023
Stuart Guy Hunt Firefighter Ancram Volunteer Fire Department Ancram, New York Age: 37 Sex: Male Classification: Volunteer Years of service: 21 Date of incident: June 15, 2023 Date of death: June 15, 2023 On Thursday, June 15, 2023, while performing traffic control duties at the scene of a motor vehicle accident, Firefighter Stuart Guy Hunt suffered a medical emergency. Personnel immediately began life saving efforts and was then transported to the hospital, where he passed away a sho....more
Brian Joseph Letrent, 34 - Bayville, NJ
6/21/2023
Brian Joseph Letrent Firefighter Bayville Volunteer Fire Company #1 Bayville, NJ Age: 34 Sex: Male Classification: Volunteer Years of service: 11 Date of incident: June 20, 2023 Date of death: June 21, 2023 On Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at 6:30 p.m., Firefighter Brian Joseph Letrent participated in a fire-department mandated full-scale drill/exercise. On Wednesday, June 21, 2023, while returning home from his job, he suffered a cardiac emergency and was immediately transported to the Ba....more
Kyle Thomas Osgood, 29 - Farmland, Indiana
5/25/2023
Kyle Thomas Osgood Assistant Chief Farmland Volunteer Fire Department Farmland, Indiana Age: 29 Sex: Male Classification: Volunteer Years of service: 15 Date of incident: May 25, 2023 Date of death: May 25, 2023 On Thursday, May 25, 2023, Assistant Chief Kyle Thomas Osgood and Firefighter Zachary Lee were responding to a chicken coop fire in a tanker. The vehicle approached an S-curve, lost control, left the roadway, and crashed. Assistant Chief Osgood was pronounced deceased at the....more
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