Line-of-Duty Deaths
This page honors those EMS professionals who have lost their lives in the line of duty. Each tribute recognizes the individuals who dedicated themselves to patient care and public service. We extend our sincere condolences to their families, colleagues and communities. For additional support and remembrance, visit the National EMS Memorial.
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
Activities include Moving Honors, the EMS Tree of Life unveiling ceremony and the presentation of dog tags to families
Folds of Honor scholarships benefit the families of fallen servicemembers and now first responders
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
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
