Tag Archives: Line of Duty Death

A fire broke out at an apartment complext in Peabody, Mass. today leaving 13 homeless. The fire went to 3 alarms and apparently sent one firefighter to the hospital. FirefighterCloseCalls.com reports other firefighters were injured as well. Peabody firefighters were on scene with firefighters from Danvers, Salem and Lynnfield.

This story will make the hair stand on its end. This young man gets it. He put his suit on, tied his own tie, and then rode his bike to the funeral of Worcester Firefighter Jon Davies. He didn't even ask his parents.

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One Asheville Firefighter is dead and many others injured after a fire in a medical building near Mission Hospital. The current total is that eight other firefighters were taken to the hospital for various reasons.

The Pinckneyville, Illinois Fire Chief's son, Firefighter Corey Shaw, was killed in a collapse at a multi-alarm fire Friday morning. The fire occured at an antique mall which spread to the Opera House next door. Corey, 22, was killed when operating on a ladder. The fire consumed the Pinckneyville Antique Mall and the Kunz Opera House.

At 6 minutes in, there is talk about backing out because they don't have water supply set up....and then there is radio traffic about needing EMS because they have a firefighter trapped and not out of the building yet.

A Muncie, Indiana Firefighter was killed today battling a church fire at the Tabernacle of Praise Church . Details are still coming in as to what exactly happened. What we do know is that a firefighter has been killed. It is another sad day in the fire service.

A firefighter is reported (but unconfirmed) as being missing after a roof collapse at a Church fire today in Muncie, Indiana. The Tabernacle of Praise Church caught fire just before 4pm today at 2200 E. Fuson Road. The building was well involved with fire when the roof collapsed. At this point, it is believed that one firefighter is missing after the collapse.

June 2, 2011 is a tragic day for San Francisco Firefighters. Lt. Vincent Perez was killed battling a blaze in the Diamond Heights area of San Francisco. Lt. Perez, 48, was a 21 year veteran of the fire service. Rest in Peace.