In The Line Of Duty

SILVER CITY — A volunteer firefighter died late Friday after battling grass fires in the area, officials confirmed Saturday afternoon.  John Adams, 45, of Silver City parked a firetruck along Oklahoma 51 about 10 p.m. and then collapsed. He was pronounced dead at the scene, said Silver City Fire Chief Brutus Beall.
“The fire was almost [...]

DALLAS — Two Kilgore firefighters died after falling from the roof of an 8-story building during a training exercise Sunday afternoon in East Texas, police said.
The men were injured when they fell from Stark Hall, a men’s dormitory on the Kilgore College campus. Firefighters routinely train at the building because it’s the city’s tallest, said [...]

Stephens, Gary

Age:
57

Cause of Death:
Struck By

Rank:
Firefighter

Nature of Death:
Trauma

Classification:
Career

Emergency Duty:
Yes

Incident Date:
01/02/2009

Duty Type:
On-Scene Fire

Incident Time:
00:02

Activity Type:
Other

Death Date:
01/02/2009

Fixed Prop. Use:
Street/Road

Fire Dept. Info:
Elizabeth Fire Department
411 Irvington Avenue
Elizabeth , New Jersey  07208-2068
Chief: Onofrio Vitullo

Initial Summary:
While at the scene of a house fire, Firefighter Stephens was accidentally run over by a fire truck as it backed up to lay hose to a [...]