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Los Angeles | LAFD mourns death of off-duty firefighter Stephenie A. Glas
Los Angeles | 16 June 2012 It is with great sadness that we announce the death of a beloved member of the Los Angeles Fire Department family. The untimely passing of Firefighter Stephenie A. Glas,...
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Western Australia | LODD – Firefighter Wendy Bearfoot succumbs to injuries...
Statement by DEC Director General: Albany bushfire incident It is with great sadness that I inform the Western Australian community of the death of our DEC colleague, Wendy Bearfoot. Tragically, the...
View ArticleNew South Wales | Firefighter seriously injured while battling wildfire at...
A male volunteer firefighter from the NSW Rural Fire Service sustained severe burns to his hands and face while fighting a grass fire at Gundaroo, south-east of Yass this afternoon. He is being...
View ArticleTasmania | LODD – Victorian DSE firefighter dies while working the Forcett Fire
It is with deep regret that the Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) can confirm that a DSE firefighter has died in Tasmania this afternoon (Sun Jan 13 2013) where he was part of the...
View ArticleTasmania | Premier Giddings expresses condolences to family of fallen...
Premier Lara Giddings has expressed her sadness that a Victorian man died today while working on Tasmania’s bushfires. “On behalf of all Tasmanians, I express my deepest condolences to this brave...
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England | Firefighter killed while battling major shop blaze in Manchester
Eight fire crews remain in Manchester City Centre at the scene of a fire which tragically claimed the life of a Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) firefighter. The fire is still...
View ArticleNew Zealand | Injured Lower Hutt firefighter thanks public for support
The Lower Hutt firefighter injured in a fire at Petone on 23 August says he is ‘blown away’ by all the messages of support and assistance he is getting from people around the country. Troy Mahupuku...
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New Zealand | Firefighter Troy Mahupuku looking forward to release from hospital
The Wellington firefighter burned in a fire last month hopes to be discharged from hospital early next week. Senior Firefighter Troy Mahupuku was transferred from the Middlemore National Burns Unit in...
View ArticleMaryland | Baltimore – Dr. Niles Ford named as city’s new Fire Chief
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announced Dr. Niles Ford as her selection for new chief of the Baltimore City Fire Department. Bringing more than 20 years of experience—as both a paramedic and...
View ArticleAlberta | Calgary Fire Chief recognizes civilian bravery
Twenty-eight Calgarians – including one firefighter – were recognized on January 22, 2014, for their outstanding bravery in an emergency situation by Calgary Fire Chief Bruce Burrell. Recipients of the...
View ArticleNew South Wales | LODD – One firefighter killed another injured battling...
Fire & Rescue NSW is today mourning the death of one of their own, after a firefighter from Cobar died, and another was injured while fighting a fire at the Occidental Hotel this morning. “It is...
View ArticleNew South Wales | LODD – Firefighter Daniel Howard condolence book
The public and the wider national and international firefighting community have been deeply saddened by the tragic death of Firefighter Daniel Howard while on duty at a fire in Cobar on Sunday 17...
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China | Hong Kong – Line Of Duty Death – Firefighter Leung Kwok-kei
The Director of Fire Services, Mr Lai Man-hin, is deeply saddened by the death of Principal Fireman Mr Leung Kwok-kei, who passed away in Princess Margaret Hospital on December 4th. Mr Leung, who...
View ArticleSouth Australia | LODD – Country Fire Service volunteer firefighter struck...
A CFS volunteer has died after he was hit by fire truck on the Southern Ports Highway approximately 12km north-west of Millicent this afternoon. At about 4.35pm, the driver of a CFS utility was...
View ArticlePennsylvania | LODD – Philadelphia Fire Department – Residential fire
At approximately 0249hrs on 9 December 2014, Firefighter Joyce Craig-Lewis, 36 years old with 11 years of service, was one of several firefighters who were first to respond to a residential fire in...
View ArticleChina | Hong Kong – Govt provides grant of US$500K to family of firefighter...
About $4 million will be donated to the family of Principal Fireman Leung Kwok-kei who was fatally injured on duty last year. The money will be granted under the Financial Assistance Scheme for Family...
View ArticleVictoria | Firefighter recognized for work developing training for CBRNE...
LFF Shane Jenkin has been presented a Chief’s Commendation for developing a three-day exercise to upskill agencies to manage serious incidents. CITATION: Chief Officer’s Commendation Leading...
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