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Sunday, September 07, 2008
Firefighting plane crashes near Reno airport
Nevada - An air tanker hoping to drop retardant on a wildfire in the Sierra Nevada crashed on takeoff near Reno on Monday, killing all three crew members on board. The twin-engine P2V air tanker owne... Read full story



  Ohio Firefighter Dies While On Special Detail
Ohio - While on a fire department special detail, Firefighter Greg Northup (age 55) of Gallipolis Fire Department collapsed from an apparent...
September 5, 2008 | Topix - Line Of Duty Death | Written By USFA

  Service Information For 3 Firefighters Killed In Plane Crash
Montana - An air tanker (Neptune Tanker 09) under contract to the United States Forest Service crashed shortly after take-off from the Reno-Ste...
September 4, 2008 | Topix - Line Of Duty Death | Written By USFA

  Fall Kills NC Firefighter Fighting Wildfire
North Carolina - A firefighter died Thursday while attacking a wildfire, the state Division of Forest Resources said. Curtis Jessen died when he fell...
August 22, 2008 | Topix - Line Of Duty Death | Written By The News and Observer

  Scappoose Firefighter Killed By Heart Attack After Fighting Fire
Oregon - Firefighter Robert Hales of Scappoose Rural Fire District had returned home from working a twelve hour shift on three outdoor fires c...
August 21, 2008 | Topix - Line Of Duty Death | Written By USFA

  Arkansas Firefighter Killed While Responding To A Medical Call
Arkansas - Volunteer Firefighter Tony McGough, 44, of Amity Fire Department was responding to a medical call in his privately owned vehicle on A...
August 19, 2008 | Topix - Line Of Duty Death | Written By USFA

  Ore. Service Honors 9 Killed In Fire Copter Crash
Oregon - Under a hot sun filtering through skies hazy with smoke from burning forests, a chrome fire bell tolled Friday to honor nine men kill...
August 16, 2008 | Topix - Line Of Duty Death | Written By Associated Press

  Sean T. Whiten - A True Hometown Hero
Pennsylvania - Firefighters and first responders all dressed in crisp uniforms on board shiny, just washed fire trucks, all wanting to pay their res...
August 16, 2008 | Topix - Line Of Duty Death | Written By The Valley Independent

  Roscoe Fire Captain Dies At Training Lesson
Pennsylvania - A former Washington County fire chief died Saturday between training exercises at the Westmoreland County Fire Training Center in Sou...
August 10, 2008 | Topix - Line Of Duty Death | Written By Tribune-Review

Investigators Probe Deadly NorCal Chopper Crash Investigators Probe Deadly NorCal Chopper Crash Photo Story
California - After a long day battling one of Northern California's most stubborn wildfires, dozens of weary firefighters gathered in a remote wi...
August 8, 2008 | Topix - Line Of Duty Death | Written By Associated Press

Eight Firefighters Feared Dead In Fire Copter Crash Eight Firefighters Feared Dead In Fire Copter Crash Photo Story
California - Eight firefighters and a pilot are presumed dead in the crash of a helicopter that had just picked up workers battling a blaze in a N...
August 6, 2008 | Topix - Line Of Duty Death | Written By Associated Press

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