Marshfield, Missouri Fire Department Lieutenant Matthew Blankenship died as a result of burns he sustained at a house fire on July 13th in Niangua. Blankenship had been in critical condition at Mercy Burn Unit.
Read More »A Fitting Memorial Service for the 19 Prescott, AZ Hotshots (Includes Entire Video of the Service)
On June 30th, 19 Prescott, AZ Professional Firefighters died while operating as a part of the Granite Mountain Hotshots. They died while fighting a fire in Yarnell Hill, AZ. On July 9th, a very fitting memorial service was held to honor the lives of our fallen brothers.
Read More »LODD: Quincy, Mass. Firefighter John Austin Dies at Firehouse
Quincy, Mass. Firefighter John Austin, 37, died after becoming unresponsive as he was getting ready to respond to an emergency. Austin was a 10 year veteran of the department.
Read More »Live Coverage: Memorial For 19 Prescott, AZ Firefighters. Watch it here at 10am
Watch live coverage of the Memorial on FireCritic.com: On Tuesday, all 19 firefighters will be honored at a memorial. The Granite Mountain Hotshots survivor, Brendan McDonough is slated to read the Hotshot's prayer during the service at Tim's Toyota Center in Prescott Valley.
Read More »Best of the Rest – Firehouse Expo 2013, FDNY Probie Manual, Flame Fest, People Worth Dying For…and MUCH MORE!
Best of the Rest - Firehouse Expo 2013, FDNY Probie Manual, Flame Fest, People Worth Dying For...and MUCH MORE!
Read More »Support the Prescott, AZ LODD’s: Yarnell Hill NFFF Fire Hero Fund
All of the funds donated to the Yarnell Hill NFFF Fire Hero Fund will be used by the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation to provide long term programs and assistance to the families and the coworkers of the firefighters who died in Yarnell, Arizona.
Read More »Prescott, AZ Firefighters Identified: Granite Mountain Hotshot Crew LODD’s
The city of Prescott has released the names of the 19 firefighters who were killed in the Yarnell Hill Fire Sunday night.
Read More »Time Lapse Video of the Deadly Yarnell Hill Fire in Prescott, Arizona that Killed 19 Firefighters
A time-lapse shot on 6/30/13 at 4:00 PM of the Yarnell Hill Wildfire. Viewed from the south off of highway 89, the flames reach the peak of the mountain. Created by Matt Oss
Read More »LODD – 19 Prescott Granite Mountain Hotshots Firefighters Dead in Arizona’s Yarnell Hill Fire
There will be a 10am press conference in the morning at the Prescott Council Chambers to give some more detail on the incident at the Yarnell Hill Fire. The crew that was deployed had 20 hotshot members. 19 of them have died after being overrun by fire.
Read More »LODD – Malden VFD, WV Firefighter John Appleton
Firefighter John Appleton, 62, collapsed at the scene of a fire on Happy Hollow Road in Sissonville Monday afternoon. Fire & EMS members attempted to revive him, but he passed away at the hospital.
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