Posts Categorized: Line Of Duty
2012, The First 10
Here is a specific breakdown of these first ten fatalities.
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A Comment Worthy of a Post
Executive Director of the NFFF reminds us of the purpose of "EGH".
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Why Everyone Goes Home doesn’t always mean “Everyone Goes Home.”
"You think I am brave because I carry a gun; well, your fathers are much braver because they carry responsibility, for you, your brothers, your sisters, and your mothers." Charles Bronson as O'Reilly in "The Magnificent Seven"
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A must read from STATter911.com: The loss of Captain Jeff Bowen. The inside story from Firefighter Jay Bettencourt, Asheville Fire Department.
The first of two parts as Firefighter Bettencourt describes the desperate attempt to save his captain and himself.
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Arrangements for ex-Chief Bruce Turcotte, Hopelawn Engine Company #1
Funeral is scheduled for Wenesday.
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LODD – New Jersey
BRUCE TURCOTTE, 58, FIREFIGHTER AND FORMER CHIEF of the Hopelawn, New Jersey, Volunteer Fire Department passed away Thursday on the scene of a fatal house fire in Woodbridge.
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Hopelawn VFD Firefighter Bruce Turcotte dies at Woodridge, NJ house fire. Collapses while stretching hose. Civilian found dead in home.
Firefighter Turcotte was 58-years-old and a long time member of the department.
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PA LODD- 19-yr old Brandon Little dies while responding in his POV
Brandon Little, 19, of the United Hook and Ladder Fire Company Company 33 out of New Oxford, PA ejected in horrific crash into a house and tree after cresting hill at a high rate of speed.
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January 17th, 1908 – Scranton PA Fatal Knitting Mill Fire
SCRANTON FACTORY FILLED WITH GIRLS A PREY TO FLAMES
FOUR KILLED AND MANY MEET SERIOUS HURTS
Several Of The Victims Leaped From The Windows.
FEARFUL JAM ON A FIRE ESCAPE.
The Flames Gutted the Interior of the Knitting Mill in Which the Girls Were …
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Best of the Rest – Rescuing Myself, Fat Firefighters, Complacency Kills, FF Certification, Kenny Hendrick Memorial, and Quick Drills
Best of the Rest - Rescuing Myself, Fat Firefighters, FF Certification, Kenny Hendrick Memorial, 2 House Blog, Complacency Kills, Quick Drills, and much more!
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LODD – Germany
A PAID-ON-CALL FIREFIGHTER IN UPAHL, Germany, died early Satuday morning from a vehicle collision while responding to his firehouse.
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Congressional office pool offends mother of fallen firefighter. Wildland fire organization calls it ‘a shot to the gut.’
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee office pool had been running since 2003.
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Twenty years ago: Kenny Hedrick, Morningside VFD, Prince George’s County, MD killed in a house fire.
Memorial ceremony tonight at Morningside firehouse.
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Best of the Rest – Reviews, Chevy Volt, Volunteers, Firehouse History, and @Ochocinco on Twitter
I have been sitting on this story waiting for the right time to bring it up. I thought it was kinda neat that Chad Ochocinco mentioned the Peabody LODD on Twitter. Ochocinco has over 3 million followers on twitter. It is great to see someone with his celebrity offering condolences for one of our fallen. Follow Ochocinco on Twitter @Ochocinco
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LODD – Italy
Vehicle Accident Inside Firehouse
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LODD – South Carolina
DAVID CRENSHAW, A LONG-TIME VOLUNTEER firefighter and former fire chief died suddenly Monday morning at the scene of an auto wreck in Anderson County, South Carolina.
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LODD – Florida
A POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA, FIREFIGHTER died Friday afternoon after falling from an aerial ladder during a training exercise.
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Pompano Beach Firefighter William Elliott dies in fall from aerial ladder. Occurred during drill at Station 61.
Firefighter William Elliott was at top of 90-foot aerial ladder during drill.
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California Inmate Firefighter Death Determined As Line Of Duty
Inmate Firefighter Crisanto Leo Lionell's death Wednesday has been determined to be a Line of Duty Death by the U.S. Fire Administration. USFA's narrative reads as follows;
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LODD x 6 – Chile
Wildfire Runover
A CREW OF TEN WILDFIRE FF's WERE overun at a fire Thursday that is believed to be purposely set. Of the ten, six perished as they all huddled together after being surrounded. The London Telegraph explains:
Th…
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Inmate Firefighter Collapses/Dies On Training Hike in Central California
An inmate firefighter assigned to Cuesta Fire Camp, located at the California Men’s Colony, died while taking part in a County/Cal Fire training program at Camp San Luis Obispo.Cal Fire Capt. Jane Schmitz said the inmate collapsed while hiking on the military base shortly after 3:30 Wednesday afternoon.
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Honoring a Brother…again
For the second time in two weeks, firefighters from all over the country came to Massachusetts to honor a Brother who died in the line of duty...
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Updated: LODD – B.C., Canada
A POST-FIRE EXPLOSION RIPPED THROUGH an industrial building in Enderby, British Columbia, Thursday morning killing a volunteer firefighter and injuring another one.
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Pennsylvania volunteer’s story about being an FDNY firefighter trapped in 9-11 rubble questioned. Steelton mayor & chief questioned about comments to newspaper.
FDNY says they have never had a firefighter named Emilio Hall.
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LODD – Ontario
A NIPISSING TOWNSHIP VFD FIREFIGHTER died Wednesday morning when the fire engine he was driving went off the road and rolled over, trapping him in the wreckage.
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