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Below is a list of the deadliest firefighter disasters in the United States, in which more than five firefighters died. "Firefighter" is defined as a professional trained to fight fires. Hence the 1933 Griffith Park fire is excluded, as it killed 29 untrained civilians.
Daniel Suhr and William M. Feehan, among 343 firefighters killed during the September 11 attacks; 2013. Yarnell Hill Fire deaths. Andrew Ashcraft, 29; Robert Caldwell ...
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Killed in an automobile accident in Dayton. [244] Trooper Thomas J. Merry: Maine State Police: July 12, 1980: Killed when he was struck by a vehicle while setting up a roadblock in Palmyra. [245] Trooper Charles Clinton Black: Maine State Police: July 9, 1964: Shot while responding to a bank robbery in progress in South Berwick. Both men ...
The firefighter, a 25-year-old woman, “sustained a serious head injury around 8:30 p.m. local time on Tuesday, Jan. 7, according to a post on X from Erik Scott, public information officer for ...
Two sons of firefighters killed on 9/11 are being promoted to FDNY lieutenant this week. On Tuesday James Dowdell will attain the same rank as his father, Lt. Kevin Dowdell, who was a 21-year ...
The keen of bagpipes, a three-volley gun salute and a bugle sounding taps pierced the air of a small Pennsylvania town on Friday as hundreds gathered to honor an ex-fire chief who was shot and ...
On April 1, 1956, a Martin 4-0-4, registration #N40403, operating as TWA Flight 400, crashed on takeoff from Greater Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT). Twenty-two of the 36 people aboard the aircraft, including one crewmember, [1] perished in the evening crash on Easter Sunday.