Line-Of-Duty Deaths
In recognizing the sacrifice of fallen EMS professionals and volunteers, this section will serve as a constant memorial to those who have given their lives protecting and ensuring the safety of the communities they serve. The significance of their contributions cannot be minimized, and while they will be dearly missed, their legacy lives on in the spirit of those who continue to serve.
- Gary Street 10/19/2009 [Sparta, Georgia]
Ga. firefighter dies during EMS call
- Thomas Widcamp 10/12/2009 [Cameron, Louisiana]
La. paramedic dies in weather-related accident
- Joseph R. Barlow 09/21/2009 [Mountain City, Tennessee]
Tenn. rescue squad member dies from injuries after crash
- Larry Feagin 08/14/2009 [Falfurrias, Texas]
Texas paramedic collapses, dies at scene
- Joseph T. Grace 07/13/2009 [Mandeville, Louisiana]
La. firefighter, paramedic dies after multiple calls
- Dale Long 06/16/2009 [Bennington, Vermont]
Vt. ambulance driver killed in crash
- Debra Cole 06/12/2009 [Portland, Maine]
Maine firefighter-paramedic dies after collapse, surgery
- Christopher Meadows 05/26/2009 [San Luis Obispo, California]
Calif. rescue volunteer flips ATV, hit by ambulance
- Bonnie McNeil 05/18/2009 [Willard, North Carolina]
NC ambulance driver dies responding to emergency
- Robert Allen France 03/31/2009 [Stateline, Mississippi]
Miss. EMT killed in motorcycle accident
- Timothy A. Byrd 02/12/2009 [Dover County, Tennessee]
Tenn. volunteer dies after rescuing drowning victim
- Barry John Nagle 02/05/2009 [Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania]
Pa. ambulance EMT dies after suffering heart attack mid-transport
- Mark Davis 02/02/2009 [Cape Vincent, New York]
NY volunteer EMT shot, killed by patient
- Melissa Greenhagen 01/20/2009 [Glasgow, Montana]
Mont. EMT shot in back as leaving hospital
- Brian Kopp 12/29/2008 [Larkspur, Colorado]
Colo. paramedic killed in avalanche remembered
- Michelle Smith 12/22/2008 [Delaware City, District of Columbia]
Del. EMT killed by passing car while responding to call
- George Schaub 11/17/2008 [Washington Park, Missouri]
St. Louis EMT dies during shift
- Cecilia Turnbough 11/10/2008 [Nokesville, Virginia]
Va. EMT dies during training
- Ron Battiato 10/17/2008 [Peotone, Illinois]
Fallen Ill. paramedic 'a hero to everyone'
- Brian D. Neville 10/16/2008 [Baltimore County, Maryland]
Md. firefighter-paramedic dies overnight at firehouse
- Bruce Harrolle 10/14/2008 [Mesa, Arizona]
Ariz. medic killed by chopper blade
- Stephen H. Bunker, Mickey C. Lippy, Tanya Mallard 09/28/2008 [Maryland]
4 dead in Md. Medevac crash
- Lisa M. Labrusciano 09/22/2008 [Flint, Michigan]
Mich. paramedic dies on duty
- Wade Weston, Sandra Pearson, Roger Warren 09/02/2008 [Decatur County, Indiana]
3 killed in Ind. Air Evac crash
- Mark E. Marvel 07/28/2008 [Westfield, Indiana]
Ind. paramedic suffers from fatal heart attack during concert
- Ryan Hummert 07/21/2008 [St. Louis, Missouri]
Paramedic/firefighter killed in St. Louis-area standoff
- Rico Torres 07/08/2008 [Long Island, New York]
N.Y. EMT dies after responding to EMS call
- James Taylor 07/07/2008 [Salt Lake City, Utah]
Hospitalized Ariz. copter crash survivor dies
- Pilot Tom Caldwell, 54, paramedic Tom Clausing, 36, pilot Pat Graham, 50, firefighter Michael McDonald, 26, flight nurse James Taylor, flight nurse Shawn Shreeve, 36, and patient Raymond Zest, 54 06/30/2008 [Arizona]
6 killed in Ariz. medical helicopter collision identified
- Captain Gary L. Studer 06/30/2008 [Whitehouse, Ohio]
Ohio firefighter/paramedic dies after stroke at station
- Stephanie L. Callaway 06/17/2008 [Lewes, Delaware]
Paramedic, patient killed in Del. ambulance crash
- Jana Bishop, Wayne Kirby and Stephanie Waters. 06/09/2008 [Huntsville, Texas]
Medical helicopter crashes in Texas, killing 4
- Jeff Harris 05/31/2008 [Thomasville, Georgia]
Ga. EMT dies after on-duty injury
- Darren Bean, Mark Coyne, Steve Lipperer 05/12/2008 [Madison, Wisconsin]
Med Flight helicopter crash kills all 3 in Wis.
- Cpl. Michael Starker 05/07/2008 [Calgary, Alberta]
Canadian paramedic killed while serving in Afghanistan
- Michael Gray 04/10/2008 [Vancouver, British Columbia]
Canadian ambulance driver dies in car crash
- Brad Haugh 03/26/2008 [Murray, Kentucky]
Kent. paramedic dies from heart attack on duty
- Victor Isler, Justin Monroe 03/10/2008 [Salisbury, North Carolina]
Tears, tributes for former EMT, firefighter killed in N.C. blaze
- Roger Dennis Jr. 03/07/2008 [San Antonio, Texas]
Texas firefighter/paramedic suffers fatal heart attack on-duty
- Lt. Rafael Vazquez 03/04/2008 [Palm Beach, Florida]
Responders recall moments surrounding shooting death of Fla. crewmate
- Shane Stewart 02/24/2008 [Pierce, Colorado]
Colo. firefighter/EMT killed en route to scene
- Raul Garcia Jr., Robert Lamar Goss, Michael T. Sanchez 02/07/2008 [Weslaco and San Benito, Texas]
3 men killed in Texas medical copter wreck identified
- Capt. David Sherfick 02/05/2008 [Mooresville, Indiana]
Ind. responder killed in head-on crash
- Edward Mueller 02/05/2008 [West Islip, New York]
N.Y. EMT/firefighter dies of heart attack
- Cheryl Kiefer 01/27/2008 [Brooklyn, Michigan]
EMT dies on duty in Mich. traffic accident
- Christa Dawn Burchett 01/23/2008 [Paintsville, Kentucky]
Ky. city EMS director killed in car crash
- Louis Berra 01/20/2008 [West County, Missouri]
Mo. paramedic/firefighter dies on duty
- Jarrett Dixon 01/15/2008 [Baltimore, Maryland]
Md. paramedic/firefighter suffers fatal heart attack
- Michael Baker, Allan Bragwell, Tiffany Miles 12/30/2007
Three killed in air ambulance crash in north Ala.
- Kline A. DeWire 12/20/2007 [Hughesville, Pennsylvania]
Pa. paramedic dies from aneurysm on duty
- John Stumpff 12/10/2007 [Sterling, Alaska]
One body found among wreckage in Alaska medevac crash
- Wilfred "Willie" Livingston 12/06/2007 [Russellville, Missouri]
Mo. first responder dies during on-duty call
- Matthew Lamb 11/13/2007 [Carmel, New York]
N.Y. EMT killed in ambulance crash laid to rest
- Dana Dedman,Ronnie Helton, and Ric Miller 10/06/2007 [Arizona]
UPDATE: 3 identified in Colo. medical plane crash
- Ricky Byers, Brian Miller, and Deanna Palmer 08/07/2007 [Roswell, New Mexico]
N.M. air medical crash victims identified
- Sammy Smith, Heidi McDougall, and Kelly Rager 07/21/2007 [Antwerp, Ohio]
Ohio ambulance crash kills 5
- Sgt. William E. Brown 07/11/2007 [Enterprise, Alabama]
Fallen Army air ambulance chief honored
- Allan Parsons 07/07/2007 [Turner, Maine]
Collision leads to Maine paramedic's death
- Shokry Guirgius 06/26/2007 [Jersey City, New Jersey]
N.J. ambulance crushes mechanic
- Joseph E. Murawski 06/18/2007 [Perth Amboy, New Jersey]
N.J. EMT dies after call on auto accident
- Jeffrey Jeans 05/17/2007 [Eudora, Tennessee]
Tenn. first responder stricken on the job
- Paul Barr 04/19/2007 [Victorville, California]
Calif. EMT succumbs to injuries sustained in crash
- Sgt. 1st Class John S. Stephens 03/22/2007 [San Antonio, Texas]
Army medic with Texas ties dies in Iraq blast
- Lisa Hansen 03/06/2007 [Cornell, Michigan]
2 dead in Michigan ambulance crash
- Paul Patterson 02/27/2007 [Chatham, Ontario]
Chatham, Ontario paramedic killed in ambulance rollover
- David Toomalatai 02/01/2007 [Carson, California]
Medic killed in Iraq was the father of an infant boy
- Frederick Allen Burroughs & Craig Lawrence Dorsey 01/31/2007 [Ghent, West Virginia]
Paramedic, firefighter among victims of suspected W.Va. gas explosion
- Staff Sgt. Charles D. Allen 01/11/2007 [Wasilla, Alaska]
Alaskan medic killed in Iraq was on second tour
- Christopher "Doc" Anderson 12/18/2006 [Longmont, Colorado]
Fallen Colo. Navy medic honored by thousands
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