Friday, September 05, 2008
Nevada -
An air tanker hoping to drop retardant on a wildfire in the Sierra Nevada crashed on takeoff near Reno on Monday, killing all three crew members on board. The twin-engine P2V air tanker owne...
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Ohio Firefighter Dies While On Special Detail
Ohio - While on a fire department special detail, Firefighter Greg Northup (age 55) of Gallipolis Fire Department collapsed from an apparent... September 5, 2008 | Topix - Line Of Duty Death | Written By USFA |
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Service Information For 3 Firefighters Killed In Plane Crash
Montana - An air tanker (Neptune Tanker 09) under contract to the United States Forest Service crashed shortly after take-off from the Reno-Ste... September 4, 2008 | Topix - Line Of Duty Death | Written By USFA |
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Fall Kills NC Firefighter Fighting Wildfire
North Carolina - A firefighter died Thursday while attacking a wildfire, the state Division of Forest Resources said. Curtis Jessen died when he fell... August 22, 2008 | Topix - Line Of Duty Death | Written By The News and Observer |
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Scappoose Firefighter Killed By Heart Attack After Fighting Fire
Oregon - Firefighter Robert Hales of Scappoose Rural Fire District had returned home from working a twelve hour shift on three outdoor fires c... August 21, 2008 | Topix - Line Of Duty Death | Written By USFA |
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Arkansas Firefighter Killed While Responding To A Medical Call
Arkansas - Volunteer Firefighter Tony McGough, 44, of Amity Fire Department was responding to a medical call in his privately owned vehicle on A... August 19, 2008 | Topix - Line Of Duty Death | Written By USFA |
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Ore. Service Honors 9 Killed In Fire Copter Crash
Oregon - Under a hot sun filtering through skies hazy with smoke from burning forests, a chrome fire bell tolled Friday to honor nine men kill... August 16, 2008 | Topix - Line Of Duty Death | Written By Associated Press |
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Sean T. Whiten - A True Hometown Hero
Pennsylvania - Firefighters and first responders all dressed in crisp uniforms on board shiny, just washed fire trucks, all wanting to pay their res... August 16, 2008 | Topix - Line Of Duty Death | Written By The Valley Independent |
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Roscoe Fire Captain Dies At Training Lesson
Pennsylvania - A former Washington County fire chief died Saturday between training exercises at the Westmoreland County Fire Training Center in Sou... August 10, 2008 | Topix - Line Of Duty Death | Written By Tribune-Review |
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Investigators Probe Deadly NorCal Chopper Crash
California - After a long day battling one of Northern California's most stubborn wildfires, dozens of weary firefighters gathered in a remote wi... August 8, 2008 | Topix - Line Of Duty Death | Written By Associated Press |
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Eight Firefighters Feared Dead In Fire Copter Crash
California - Eight firefighters and a pilot are presumed dead in the crash of a helicopter that had just picked up workers battling a blaze in a N... August 6, 2008 | Topix - Line Of Duty Death | Written By Associated Press |
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