Tag: firefighter_fatality_notification

• Illinois Firefighter Greg Witt Dies at 35 After Training Exercise Medical Emergency

  26 Oct 2026 2:24 p.m.

  Rutland-Dundee Fire Protection District firefighter Greg Witt, 35, suffered a medical emergency during a scheduled training exercise on October 21 and died in hospital four days later.

  Law EnforcementHealthEmployment and LaborDisasters Firefighter Fatality NotificationGreg WittRutland-Dundee Fire Protection DistrictGilberts, IllinoisUS Fire AdministrationFirefighter Safety

• USDA Forest Service Firefighter Killed by Falling Tree Battling Broken Creek Fire in Louisiana

  20 Oct 2026 2:27 p.m.

  Firefighter Kaitlyn "KK" Gallagher, 24, died after a tree struck the UTV she was operating on the Broken Creek Fire in Kisatchie National Forest; 71 firefighter deaths reported in 2026.

  Law EnforcementDisastersFederal GovernmentEmployment and LaborEnvironment Firefighter Fatality NotificationKaitlyn GallagherUSDA Forest ServiceKisatchie National ForestBroken Creek FireWildland FirefightingLouisiana

• Texas Volunteer Firefighter Dies in Apparatus Rollover Crash

  15 Oct 2026 3:22 p.m.

  Firefighter Rick Joseph Fuentes, 26, was driving a fire department apparatus to a vehicle and grass fire in Buckholts, Texas, when it left the road and rolled over.

  Law EnforcementDisastersUSATransportationEmployment and Labor Firefighter Fatality NotificationRick Joseph FuentesBuckholts Volunteer Fire DepartmentBuckholts, TexasFirefighter FatalityVolunteer FirefighterApparatus Rollover

• Durham Firefighter, 24, Killed in Roof Collapse at Multi-Story Blaze

  15 Oct 2026 1:22 p.m.

  Firefighter Andrew J. Brokes, 24, died when a roof and second-floor collapse trapped him during a victim search in Durham, North Carolina; two other firefighters were hospitalized.

  Law EnforcementDisastersUSAEmployment and Labor Firefighter Fatality NotificationAndrew J. BrokesCity of Durham Fire DepartmentDurham, North Carolinastructure fireU.S. Fire AdministrationFirefighter Fatality

• Iowa Firefighter-Paramedic Dies After Stroke Following Two Emergency Calls

  13 Oct 2026 10:50 a.m.

  Charles "Chuck" Jones, a 19-year veteran of the Council Bluffs Fire Department, suffered a stroke after responding to a fire and a medical call on Oct. 5 and died three days later.

  HealthLaw EnforcementUSADisastersEmployment and Labor Firefighter Fatality NotificationCouncil Bluffs Fire DepartmentCharles J. JonesIowaStrokeFirefighter-ParamedicUSFA

• Junior Firefighter Bryce Kaufmann Dies After Bicycle Collision While Responding to Call

  5 Oct 2026 2:06 p.m.

  Seventeen-year-old volunteer Bryce Kaufmann of Girard, Pennsylvania died a day after being injured in a vehicle collision while riding his electric bicycle to the fire station for an emergency call.

  Law EnforcementUSADisastersTransportationSocial Issues Firefighter Fatality NotificationBryce KaufmannA.F. Dobler Hose and Ladder CompanyGirard, PennsylvaniaVolunteer FirefighterElectric Bicycle CollisionFirefighter Fatalities 2026

• Odessa Firefighter/Paramedic Dies After On-Duty Stroke

  16 Sep 2026 3:45 p.m.

  Eric Handlin, a 25-year veteran of Odessa Fire Rescue, was found unconscious at his station after six emergency calls and died Sept. 4, 2026, from a reported stroke.

  Law EnforcementHealthUSAEmployment and LaborDisasters Firefighter Fatality NotificationEric HandlinOdessa Fire RescueOdessa, TexasFirefighter FatalityStrokeUSFA

• Volunteer Firefighter Joe Flake Dies After Medical Emergency at Oklahoma Grass Fire

  16 Sep 2026 2:52 p.m.

  Volunteer Firefighter Joe Flake, 65, of the Wellston Fire Department in Oklahoma, died Sept. 7, 2026, after suffering a medical emergency while ventilating a structure during a grass fire.

  Law EnforcementDisastersUSAEmployment and LaborSocial Issues Firefighter Fatality NotificationJoe FlakeWellston Fire DepartmentWellston, OklahomaVolunteer FirefighterU.S. Fire AdministrationFirefighter Fatalities

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