Line-of-Duty Death (LODD)
Remembering the service and the selflessness of those lost this year
Mental health experts are issuing advice to coworkers and family members about the warning signs of someone struggling with the deaths
The stabbing death of Capt. Alison Russo-Elling brings up new fears for providers in the field and raises old questions regarding personal safety
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
Nearly six years after EMT Yadira Arroyo was killed, the man who allegedly ran her down with her own rig will stand trial
Columbus Battalion Chief Richard Richardson’s occupational cancer death was followed by the losses of Firefighters Michael Calafatis and Gary D. Childers
Chief James Banta asked Marion County FD members to be check in with each other following the deaths of Firefighter-Paramedics Tripp Wooten and Allen Singleton
Ambulnz Paramedic Lisa Sillins was walking to an employee parking lot when a van struck her
Frank Nunez went home from the hospital with his fiancé and their dog in September
The passing of Clallam County Fire District 3 Captain Charles “Chad” Cate “was completely unexpected,” IAFF 2933 wrote
Southern Paramedic EMT Elizabeth Watkins was driving the rig; EMT Jonathan Johnson was injured and transported
The airplane’s cockpit voice recorder, cockpit image recorder and other electronic components will be transported to the NTSB laboratory
A nonprofit formed by the fire officers union has considered adding a permanent memorial for Lt. Paul Butrim, Lt. Kelsey Sadler and FF-EMT Kenny Lacayo
The three people on board — a pilot, a flight paramedic and a flight nurse — are all presumed dead
Some of her family members wept and some walked away during the playing of a cellphone video that showed the aftermath of the 2017 incident
Acadian’s John Mitchell Crow suffered fatal injuries even though he was wearing a seat belt; a paramedic and their patient were injured
Jeffrey DiDomenico served with the department for nearly 18 years
North Park Fire member Brian “Tater” Rehnberg “was truly a blessed soul with a big heart,” North Park Fire Chief Joel Hallstrom said
Yankton County EMS admin Steve Hawkins died after a five-year cancer battle; his wife, Wendy, also died the same day after a recent cancer diagnosis
Lisa Sillins, 55, was crossing the street to the employee parking lot when she was struck by a driver reportedly under the influence
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