Line-of-Duty Death (LODD)
The museum is honoring the anniversary of Sept. 11 with a new exhibit, “Recovery and Reflection, Celebrating the 9/11 Tribute”
Participants in the National EMS Memorial Bike Ride honor the fallen and support their loved ones
Folds of Honor scholarships benefit the families of fallen servicemembers and now first responders
Nick Theofilis served the Rosedale Beach Club as a lifeguard and member of the swim team for several summers
Groesbeck Volunteer Fire-Rescue Lt. Richard Hempel reportedly began to feel ill and became unresponsive the next morning
Mecklenburg EMS Agency Paramedic Mark Hayes had been a part of the Medic team since 1997
The medical examiner’s office ruled Jesse Reed’s death a “suspected homicide” with “blunt force injuries” listed as a contributing cause of his death
Chief of Safety Frank Leeb says the decision to move his team out of the Fort Totten building delayed the internal investigation into Capt. Alison Russo’s death
The girlfriend, a fellow firefighter and mother of his children, ran from the house, and a neighbor killed Carl Braxton, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office said
Matthew Madigan was assisting a driver on the shoulder of the road when police say another driver lost control of his vehicle and struck the pair
Activities include Moving Honors, the EMS Tree of Life unveiling ceremony and the presentation of dog tags to families
Linda Dousa served with the Abingdon Fire Company, the Maryland State Firemen’s Association and the Harford County Volunteer Fire and EMS Association
“It is a relief to finally have justice,” said Oren Barzilay, president of FDNY EMS Local 2507
Jason Tucker worked on cancer prevention, a special operations team and decon, Pasco County Fire Rescue said
Captain Roy L. Sewell Jr., a former Cub Scout, is fondly remembered as a supporter of the local pack
The FDNY veteran also volunteered with the Huntington Community First Aid Squad on Long Island, where her namesake street is
Susan Giovanniello served as a volunteer with the Glen Cove EMS Corps, rising up from their Explorer post
“This is a tremendous loss to the community,” the Upper Perkiomen Valley Ambulance wrote about Jay Miles
A driver plowed into a single car crash scene, killing EMT Matthew Madigan and the 36-year-old driver of the initial crashed vehicle
Under the measure, public safety leaders could classify first responder suicides as LODDs, and victims’ families would be eligible for a $100,000 benefit
Minton “Butch” Beach previously served as director of emergency services for Edgecombe County
A fellow Pro Care EMS employee and an SUV driver were killed in the head-on collision
A Pro Care EMS employee and the driver of the SUV were killed, and two people were injured, officials said
Brady Fire/EMS members found William “Bill” Fore severely injured at the station; he was transported to a hospital where he died the next day
Community Volunteer Fire Department Firefighter-EMT Nahit Oral’s body will be flown back to his native country of Turkey
Nearly six years after her death, co-workers cried in the courtroom and shared hugs outside with her family
11 people have died on planes owned and operated by Guardian Flight
“He was not taking medication, he did not want to take medication and he didn’t think he was mentally ill,” said Bellevue’s director of forensic psychiatry
The company is also hosting a webpage where people can post condolences
The air ambulance apparently broke apart before the crash, according to the NTSB
Prosecutors at Jose Gonzalez’s trial used his 2017 interview with police as his testimony
Jose Gonzalez’s trial began Wednesday, nearly six years after Yadira Arroyo’s death
Pete Reed, a former Marine, was evacuating civilians in the city of Bakhmut at the time of his death
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