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.
Line-Of-Duty Deaths
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LODD: NC firefighter-paramedic dies after suffering heart attack
Frank Echevarria – [Fayetteville, North Carolina]
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LODD: 2 Fla. paramedics killed in ambulance rollover crash
Lahiri Garcia and Paul Besaw – [Jupiter, Florida]
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LODD: Israeli EMT killed en route to medical call
Efraim Gadassi z "l – [Jerusalem]
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LODD: Ky. firefighter-paramedic dies after complaining of illness
James "Dewon" Wells – [Mount Sterling, Kentucky]
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LODD: Ohio EMT dies during medical response
Ralph Eaton – [Milan, Ohio]
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LODD: FDNY EMT struck, killed by stolen ambulance
Yadira Arroyo – [New York City, New York]
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LODD: Pa. paramedic dies in sleep after shift
Gregory Wentzel – [Lebanon, Pennsylvania]
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LODD: Ga. firefighter-paramedic dies after fire response
Michael Norton – [Newnan, Georgia]
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LODD: Mich. firefighter-EMT dies during training exercise
Ron Savage – [Southfield, Michigan]
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LODD: Miss. EMT killed in head-on ambulance crash
Michael Collums – [Chickasaw County, Mississippi]
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LODD: W.Va. paramedic killed in ambulance crash
Charles McMahan – [Cambridge, Ohio]
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LODD: Wash. firefighter-EMT dies in sleep after shift
Charles "Doug" Archer – [Valleyford, Washington]
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LODD: Colo. firefighter-paramedic dies after suffering training injury
Jermaine Frye – [Cimarron Hills, Colorado]
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LODD: Mo. firefighter-paramedic found unresponsive in station
Sean McMullin – [Ballwin, Missouri]
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LODD: Ohio paramedic dies from ambulance collision injuries
Sandra Cline – [Holland, Ohio]
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LODD: Veteran NJ EMT dies after training drill
Daniel McCann III – [Manasquan, New Jersey]
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LODDs: 4 victims identified in Calif. medical plane crash
Larry Mills, Deborah Kroon, Michelle Tarwater – [Crannell, California]
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LODD: Mo. Paramedic, 31, dies in his sleep at station
Jonathan Noce – [Festus, Missouri]
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LODD: NJ EMT dies after collapsing at medical call
Mort Schmerling – [Upper Township, New Jersey]
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Ambulance collision kills EMT, patient
Larry Fuller – [West Hempstead, New York]
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LODD: Ohio firefighter-EMT dies at steel plant job
Kenny Ray Jr. – [Canton, Ohio]
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LODD: EMT collapses, dies while caring for a patient
Steven Toppin – [Gatesville, North Carolina]
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LODD: Maine fire captain remembered as hard-working leader
Peter Larlee – [East Millinocket, Maine]
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LODD: La. paramedic killed when ambulance falls off maintenance rack
Brian Shepler – [Marrero, Louisiana]
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LODD: NJ EMT dies after responding to daughter's car crash
Eskil "Scott" Danielson – [Byram Township, New Jersey]
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LODDs: Phoenix medical helicopter crash victims identified
Chad Frary, David Schneider – [Globe, Arizona]
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LODDs: Medical helicopter crash victims identified
Kyle Juarez, Marco Lopez, Thomas Hampl – [Fresno, California]
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LODD: NJ paramedic dies after performing CPR
James V. Maguire – [Hillsborough, New Jersey]
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LODD: Ill. paramedic/FF dies performing CPR
Mark Zielinski – [Matteson, Illinois]
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LODD: EMS director killed in ambulance crash
Rick Hartley – [Springfield, Colorado]
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