Firefighter LODDs
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Remembering Fallen Brothers
There have been 65 firefighter line of duty deaths in 2008.
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| Name |
City |
Date of Death |
| |
Forrest, Illinois |
07/22/2008 |
| Hummert, Ryan |
Saint Louis, Missouri |
07/21/2008 |
| Bajusz, Johnny |
Long Key, Florida |
07/18/2008 |
| Barker, Ryan T. |
Elmira, New York |
07/08/2008 |
| Kear, Richard L. |
Harpster, Ohio |
07/07/2008 |
| Knight, Robert Leland |
Teague, Texas |
07/05/2008 |
| Jordan, Joe Pat |
Pickton, Texas |
07/04/2008 |
| Roland, Robert |
Boonville, California |
07/03/2008 |
| MacDonald, Michael |
Browning, Montana |
06/29/2008 |
| Studer, Gary L. |
Whitehouse, Ohio |
06/28/2008 |
| Powers, Jeff |
Mill Valley, California |
06/26/2008 |
| Crocker, George E. |
Pine Level, North Carolina |
06/22/2008 |
| Pryor, Kevin Patrick |
Newport Beach, California |
06/17/2008 |
| Thomas, Colin Gene |
Jacksonville, North Carolina |
06/14/2008 |
| Topping, Russell Thomas |
Barnsdall, Oklahoma |
05/31/2008 |
| Burns, Richard |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
05/24/2008 |
| Maddy, Jay C. |
Eaton, Indiana |
05/23/2008 |
| Eusden, Raymond |
Aston, Pennsylvania |
05/20/2008 |
| Mixon, Joseph R. |
Birmingham, Alabama |
05/13/2008 |
| Casey, Tyler |
Racine, Missouri |
05/12/2008 |
| Jylka, Jeremy L. |
Pine City, Minnesota |
04/29/2008 |
| Terrebonne Jr., Riley J. |
Springfield, Louisiana |
04/21/2008 |
| Morris, Rick |
Sedalia, Missouri |
04/17/2008 |
| Marais, Gert |
Fort Collins, Colorado |
04/15/2008 |
| DeVore, Terry |
Olney Springs, Colorado |
04/15/2008 |
| Schwartz, Jr., John |
Olney Springs, Colorado |
04/15/2008 |
| Fraley, Charlie |
Macon, Mississippi |
04/12/2008 |
| Crotty, Michael D. |
Erie, Pennsylvania |
04/08/2008 |
| Broxterman, Robin |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
04/04/2008 |
| Schira, Brian |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
04/04/2008 |
| Speed, Eric |
Shreveport, Louisiana |
03/28/2008 |
| Lovrien, Brent A. |
Los Angeles, California |
03/26/2008 |
| Grubor, Donald "Lee" |
Lewistown, Illinois |
03/22/2008 |
| Crockett, Terrance |
Kansas City, Missouri |
03/17/2008 |
| Delaney, John |
Mesa, Arizona |
03/17/2008 |
| Michl, Walter William |
Littleton, North Carolina |
03/16/2008 |
| Barrett, Sr., Raymond |
West Milford, New Jersey |
03/09/2008 |
| Monroe, Justin |
Salisbury, North Carolina |
03/07/2008 |
| Isler, Victor |
Salisbury, North Carolina |
03/07/2008 |
| Picozzi II, Nicholas V. |
Linwood, Pennsylvania |
03/05/2008 |
| Holmes, Brad |
Grove City, Pennsylvania |
03/05/2008 |
| Vazquez, Rafael |
West Palm Beach, Florida |
03/03/2008 |
| Dennis Jr., Roger |
San Antonio, Texas |
02/29/2008 |
| Stewart, Shane |
Ault, Colorado |
02/23/2008 |
| Turner, Joey |
Homerville, Georgia |
02/22/2008 |
| Tomaselli, Vance |
San Bernardino, California |
02/21/2008 |
| Hays, Michael J. |
Chama, New Mexico |
02/19/2008 |
| Lockhart, Jack |
Dayton, Pennsylvania |
02/17/2008 |
| Sheridan, Kerry |
Shorewood, Illinois |
02/12/2008 |
| Arthur, James Earl |
Concord, North Carolina |
02/11/2008 |
| Hubly, Matthew |
Kankakee, Illinois |
02/07/2008 |
| Sherfick, David |
Mooresville, Indiana |
02/04/2008 |
| Swander, Paul |
Ohio City, Ohio |
02/02/2008 |
| Hubbel, Donald W. |
Baltimore, Maryland |
02/01/2008 |
| Walker, Jr., Walter Clyde |
Collinsville, Mississippi |
01/26/2008 |
| Jones, Herman S. |
Raleigh, North Carolina |
01/22/2008 |
| Burchett, Christa Dawn |
Paintsville, Kentucky |
01/22/2008 |
| McAtee, Sr., Robert L. |
Huttonsville, West Virginia |
01/20/2008 |
| Berra, Louis P. |
Manchester, Missouri |
01/18/2008 |
| Dixon, Jarrett A |
Towson, Maryland |
01/12/2008 |
| Jordan, Harvey |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
01/07/2008 |
| Robeson, James L. |
Scranton, Pennsylvania |
01/06/2008 |
| Martinson, John H. |
Brooklyn, New York |
01/03/2008 |
| Ellington, Paul Lewis |
Reidsville, North Carolina |
01/01/2008 |
| Paterson, Donald G. |
Kimball, Michigan |
01/01/2008 |
There were 115 firefighter line of duty deaths in 2007.
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| Firefighter's Name |
City, State |
Date of Death |
| Fagan, Walter C. |
Mickleton, New Jersey |
12/29/2007 |
| Lynn, Theresa Maria |
Spring City, Tennessee |
12/21/2007 |
| Simonis, Raymond |
Ambler, Pennsylvania |
12/19/2007 |
|
Neilson, Peter G.
|
Avoca, Michigan |
12/17/2007 |
| Wallis, Donald |
Forked River, New Jersey |
12/16/2007 |
| Germano, Alphonse |
Derry, Pennsylvania |
12/15/2007 |
|
Bingham, Jon
|
Geary, Oklahoma |
11/30/2007 |
|
Curry, John
|
Deland, Florida |
11/27/2007 |
|
Tluscik, Michael J.
|
Kansas City, Kansas |
11/21/2007 |
|
Bennett, Ronny A.
|
Orcutt, California |
11/13/2007 |
|
Engdahl, Stanley
|
Marquette, Kansas |
11/12/2007 |
|
Wach, Jeremy
|
Wymore, Nebraska |
11/05/2007 |
|
Mumm, Scott
|
Mendota, Illinois |
10/29/2007 |
|
Cross, Ralph
|
Charlevoix, Michigan |
10/27/2007 |
| Phillips, Bob |
Athelstane, Wisconsin |
10/25/2007 |
| Will, Matthew Richard |
Monterey, California |
10/09/2007 |
| Cole, Adam |
Orrtanna, Pennsylvania |
10/04/2007 |
| Reagan, Mike |
Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania |
09/29/2007 |
| Lietzke, John |
Olivet, Michigan |
09/25/2007 |
| Johnson, Bryon Wayne |
Wichita, Kansas |
09/24/2007 |
| McDaniels, Sr., William D. |
Shichshinny, Pennsylvania |
09/15/2007 |
| Stucker, Jerry W. |
Carrollton, Kentucky |
09/14/2007 |
| Page, Kelly |
Lowell, Massachusetts |
09/14/2007 |
| Bailey, Leonard |
Elizabeth, Pennsylvania |
09/12/2007 |
| Stanfield, Michael Dean |
Burlington, North Carolina |
09/10/2007 |
| Crotts, George |
Willow Grove, Pennsylvania |
09/09/2007 |
| Zimmerly, Jared W. |
Holmesville, Ohio |
09/09/2007 |
| Cahill, Paul |
Boston, Massachusetts |
08/29/2007 |
| Payne, Warren |
Boston, Massachusetts |
08/29/2007 |
| Hopper, M.L. |
Nashville, Tennessee |
08/24/2007 |
| Swartz, Jeffrey |
Wagener, South Carolina |
08/19/2007 |
| Beddia, Robert |
Brooklyn, New York |
08/18/2007 |
| Graffagnino, Joseph |
Brooklyn, New York |
08/18/2007 |
| Miller, Glenn Williams |
Whispering Pines, North Carolina |
08/17/2007 |
| Heuer, Mike |
Sierra City, California |
08/14/2007 |
| Cox, Anthony P. |
Topeka, Kansas |
08/13/2007 |
| Hage, Todd W |
Waxhaw, North Carolina |
08/11/2007 |
| Baker, Paul D. |
Benton, Arkansas |
08/10/2007 |
| Donley, Jerry |
Swepsonville, North Carolina |
08/08/2007 |
| Williams, Kevin |
Tyler, Texas |
08/03/2007 |
| Cheek, Austin |
Tyler, Texas |
08/03/2007 |
| Miller, James G |
Sesser, Illinois |
07/27/2007 |
| Sanders, Nemeth F. |
Raleigh, North Carolina |
07/27/2007 |
| Nolton, Cornelius |
Newark, New Jersey |
07/25/2007 |
| Trainer, Jon |
Mechanicsburg, Ohio |
07/24/2007 |
| Davis, Dennis Luster |
Yreka, California |
07/23/2007 |
| Burton, Matt C. |
Pleasant Hill, California |
07/21/2007 |
| Desmond, Scott P. |
Pleasant Hill, California |
07/21/2007 |
| Dembski, Stephen |
Ridgefield Park, New Jersey |
07/15/2007 |
| Douthitt, Michael |
Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
07/13/2007 |
| McRae, James J. |
Washington, District of Columbia |
07/07/2007 |
| Lyons, Eric |
Kennewick, Washington |
07/05/2007 |
| Penovich, Michael James |
Saratoga Springs, Utah |
07/05/2007 |
| Leslie, Dennise M. |
Coal City, Indiana |
07/02/2007 |
| Downing, Samuel W. |
Mobile, Alabama |
06/30/2007 |
| Summers, Edward |
Patchogue, New York |
06/28/2007 |
| Sanborn, Timothy |
St. Johns, Michigan |
06/22/2007 |
| Pujdak, Daniel F. |
Brooklyn, New York |
06/21/2007 |
| Hutchinson, William "Billy" |
Charleston, South Carolina |
06/18/2007 |
| Benke, Mike |
Charleston, South Carolina |
06/18/2007 |
| Mulkey, Louis |
Charleston, South Carolina |
06/18/2007 |
| Kelsey, Mark |
Charleston, South Carolina |
06/18/2007 |
| Baity, Bradford "Brad" |
Charleston, South Carolina |
06/18/2007 |
| French, Michael |
Charleston, South Carolina |
06/18/2007 |
| Drayton, James "Earl" |
Charleston, South Carolina |
06/18/2007 |
| Thompson, Brandon |
Charleston, South Carolina |
06/18/2007 |
| Champaign, Melven |
Charleston, South Carolina |
06/18/2007 |
| Rufer, David Allan |
Monroe, Wisconsin |
06/12/2007 |
| Carter, Mark S. |
Phoenix, Arizona |
06/04/2007 |
| Roberts, Felix M. |
Atlanta, Georgia |
05/28/2007 |
| Middleton, David A. |
Boston, Massachusetts |
05/28/2007 |
| Green, Bradley W. |
Muncie, Indiana |
05/25/2007 |
| Keane, John |
Waterbury, Connecticut |
05/22/2007 |
| Cheshire, Dennis |
Andalusia, Alabama |
05/20/2007 |
| Piazzi, Joe |
Briarcliff Manor, New York |
05/16/2007 |
| Andrews, Edward |
Redding, California |
05/14/2007 |
| Daley, Brandon |
Rose Hill, Kansas |
05/11/2007 |
| Jeans, Jeffrey |
Hernando, Mississippi |
05/11/2007 |
| Beebe-Lawson, Peter |
Springfield, Maine |
05/07/2007 |
| Stephenson, Ottis Earl |
Angier, North Carolina |
05/06/2007 |
| Zumwalt, Joseph |
Sheldon, Illinois |
05/06/2007 |
| Church, William |
Columbus, Pennsylvania |
05/03/2007 |
| Ivy, Joe Ed |
Nacogdoches, Texas |
04/28/2007 |
| McKenzie, Vernon "Bob" |
Sweet, Idaho |
04/28/2007 |
| Gafford, Billy A. |
Birmingham, Alabama |
04/25/2007 |
| Wilson, Kyle Robert |
Prince William, Virginia |
04/16/2007 |
| Zollner, Bryan |
Sacramento, California |
04/12/2007 |
| Jaros, Christopher |
Ceredo, West Virginia |
04/07/2007 |
| Scott, Edgar Hamlin |
Menands, New York |
04/03/2007 |
| Olinik, Steve |
Rome, Ohio |
03/30/2007 |
| Williams, Billy Harold |
Jacksonville, North Carolina |
03/24/2007 |
| Whimple, Brandon |
Jacksonville, North Carolina |
03/24/2007 |
| Grant, William |
Chicago, Illinois |
03/23/2007 |
| Breaux, Lucien Dale |
Crowley, Louisiana |
03/17/2007 |
| Ivers, Eddy G. |
Washington, Ohio |
03/13/2007 |
| Sowich, Michael D. |
New Hartford, New York |
03/02/2007 |
| Vanderpool Jr., Steven Eric |
West Liberty, Kentucky |
02/24/2007 |
| Abriel, Theodore "Ted" |
Albany, New York |
02/19/2007 |
| Murray, Jeff |
Sharon Center, Ohio |
02/13/2007 |
| Wilson, Racheal |
Baltimore, Maryland |
02/09/2007 |
| Torkos, Joseph |
Detroit, Michigan |
02/07/2007 |
| Broom-Smith, John |
Seaside Heights, New Jersey |
02/04/2007 |
| LaBella, Jeremy C. |
Washington, Pennsylvania |
02/04/2007 |
| Hegney, Robert H. |
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
02/03/2007 |
| King, Shane Todd |
Danville, Kentucky |
02/03/2007 |
| Fox, Mike |
Vergennes, Illinois |
02/02/2007 |
| Catania, Anthony |
Middle Island, New York |
02/02/2007 |
| Burroughs, Frederick |
Ghent, West Virginia |
01/30/2007 |
| Dorsey, II, Craig L. |
Ghent, West Virginia |
01/30/2007 |
| Daughetee, Shane |
Harrison, Tennessee |
01/26/2007 |
| Fahey, Kenneth Patrick |
Cordesville, South Carolina |
01/25/2007 |
| Reed, Kevin |
Oakland, California |
01/21/2007 |
| Adams, Jeremy Chris |
Springfield, Florida |
01/16/2007 |
| Hall, Sidney |
Upland, Indiana |
01/05/2007 |
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