In The Line Of Duty

2010 National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend Live

October 2, 2010

2010 National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend Live stream Courtesy of wusa9.com

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OCFA firefighter dies after training exercise

September 16, 2010

IRVINE A firefighter/paramedic died Thursday after collapsing during a routine training exercise at the Orange County Fire Authority drill grounds, the OCFA said. James M. Owen, a 30-year OCFA veteran, went into full cardiac arrest just before 11:30 a.m. at OCFA’s headquarters in Irvine. “They had broken for break, and he just collapsed,” OCFA Capt. [...]

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Vice President Joe Biden memorializes two firefighters for courage beyond the call of duty

September 12, 2009

Thousands of uniformed firefighters gathered for a memorial service in Dodger Stadium on Saturday to honor as heroes two firefighters killed in the massive wildfire burning in the Angeles National Forest. Fire Capt. Tedmund “Ted” Hall, 47, of San Bernardino County, and Firefighter Specialist Arnaldo “Arnie” Quinones, 34, of Palmdale, “served with dedication, courage and, [...]

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2 Firefighters Killed As Station Fire Grows

August 30, 2009

L.A. County Coroner’s officials have confirmed that two firefighters were killed when their vehicle overturned in the Angeles National Forest, south of Acton, where fire crews anxiously worked to contain the monstrous Station fire. The 35,000-acre fire threatened over 10,000 homes, 500 commercial properties and 2,000 other structures and rained ash on cars as far [...]

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Charleston Firefighter Line of Duty Death – update

January 11, 2008

The owners of a Charleston furniture store that burned down and killed nine firefighters agreed to pay $13,110 in fines but they admitted no wrongdoing, state regulators announced Friday. The Sofa Super Store was initially fined $32,775 for three violations in the June 18 blaze, the nation’s greatest loss of firefighters since the terrorist attacks [...]

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