6/4/08 Line of Duty Death - Barnsdall, OK
Our condolences to the Topping family and the Barnsdall Volunteer Fire
Department of Oklahoma. FireFighter Russell Topping, 28, a volunteer
with the Barnsdall Fire Department, died Saturday May 31, 2008.
Russell had participated in a live fire exercise at the Oklahoma
State University Fire Service Training Center. Shortly after, as other
firefighters were preparing to leave for the day, Russell was found
unresponsive. CPR was administered and Russell was transported to
Stillwater Medical Center where he was pronounced.
For more news, information, and photos, please visit the
Russell Topping Memorial in the
Fallen Brothers Section.
5/28/08 Line of Duty Death - Pittsburgh, PA
Our condolences to the Burns family and the Pittsburgh Bureau
of Fire of Pennsylvania. FireFighter Richard Burns, 43, a
9 year veteran of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire, died Saturday
May 24, 2008. Richard was found deceased in the firehouse by
his brother firefighters of Engine Company #12 from a cause
still to be determined.
For more news, information, and photos, please visit the
Richard Burns Memorial in the
Fallen Brothers Section.
5/27/08 Line of Duty Death - Eaton, IN
Our condolences to the Maddy family and the Eaton Volunteer Fire
Department of Indiana. FireFighter Jay Maddy, 41, a 20 year veteran
of the Eaton Volunteer Fire Department, died Friday May 23, 2008.
The town of Eaton was on high alert after a rash of 21 arson fires
in a 24 hours. A town curfew was established and Jay was on fire
watch when he suffered chest pains. He was rushed to Ball Memorial
Hospital in Muncie, but passed away from his injuries shortly after.
Two suspects, a juvenile and an 18-year-old male, have been arrested
in connection with the series of fires.
For more news, information, and photos, please visit the
Jay Maddy Memorial in the
Fallen Brothers Section.
5/23/08 Line of Duty Death - Aston, PA
Our condolences to the Eusden family and the Aston-Beechwood
Volunteer Fire Company of Aston, Pennsylvania. Fire Chief
Raymond Eusden, 57, a 41 year life member of the Aston-Beechwood
Fire Company, died Tuesday May 20, 2008. Raymond was in the
firehouse working on fire apparatus when he became ill, feeling
pain and numbness in one of his arms. He then communicated to
another member in the station that he was having difficulty
speaking, slurring his words. He was transported to Crozer
Chester Medical Center and was admitted to the hospital. While
recovering in the hospital Raymond went into cardiac arrest
and was unable to be revived.
For more news, information, and photos, please visit the
Raymond Eusden Memorial in the
Fallen Brothers Section.
5/16/08 Line of Duty Death - Birmingham, AL
Our condolences to the Mixon family and the Birmingham Fire and
Rescue Service Department of Alabama. Captain/Paramedic Joseph
Mixon, 51, a 23 year veteran of the Birmingham Fire and Rescue
Service Department, died Tuesday May 13, 2008. Joseph became ill
while on duty Monday May 12th and left work for home. He went to
the doctor with upper respiratory type symptoms and after being
examined returned to his residence. Later that evening Joseph
suffered a cerebrovascular accident and was transported to the
hospital where he passed away later that day.
For more news, information, and photos, please visit the
Joseph Mixon Memorial in the
Fallen Brothers Section.
5/14/08 Non-Line of Duty Death - Fredericktown, OH
Our condolences to the Wilson family and the Fredericktown Community
Fire District of Ohio. FireFighter Donald Wilson, 53, a 25 year veteran
of the Fredericktown Fire Department, died Sunday May 11, 2008. Don lost
his battle with colon cancer and passed away at Knox Community Hospital
surrounded by his family.
For more news, information, and photos, please visit the
Don Wilson Memorial in the
Fallen Brothers Section.
5/13/08 Line of Duty Death - Racine, MO
Our condolences to the Casey family and the Seneca Area Fire
Protection of Missouri. FireFighter Tyler Casey, 21, a volunteer
firefighter with the Seneca Area Fire Protection District, died
Monday May 12, 2008. Tyler, a trained storm spotter, was storm
spotting May 10th on Missouri Highway 43 and Iris Road in Newton
County when he left his vehicle to alert a family when an EF-4
tornado struck. He sustained serious injuries and was transported
to Joplin’s Freeman West Hospital where he was admitted and placed
on life support. Two days later he was removed from life support.
A total of 14 people were killed by the tornado, with 200 injuries
including 90 people sent to the hospital.
For more news, information, and photos, please visit the
Tyler Casey Memorial in the
Fallen Brothers Section.
5/6/08 Attention WFD Members
On this Saturday May 3rd, after 14 months, Waterbury FireFighter
Joe Bogdanski was officially welcomed home from his second
deployment in the Middle East. Joe, his wife Sandy, and daughter
Sophie, were lifted in the bucket of Truck 2 to remove the Blue
Star Flag that has flown at Northside Fire Station since January
27, 2007. Welcome home Joe and nice job Troy. Please visit
WaterburyFire.org
for a more detailed story and photo gallery.
5/5/08 Armpatch Gallery Update
Today I updated the Armpatch Gallery with 24 new armpatches,
including these from Abu Ghraib Prison Fire Department of
Baghdad, Iraq and the Portsmouth Fire Department of Ohio.
These new armpatches can be found on pages
Armpatch 224
and
Armpatch 225.
There are now 2,700 armpatches in the gallery.
5/1/08 Line of Duty Death - Pine City, MN
Our condolences to the Jylka family and the Pine City Fire
Department of Minnesota. FireFighter Jeremy Jylka, 34, a
member of the Pine City Fire Department since 2007, died
Tuesday April 29, 2008. Jeremy was responding to a grass
fire with another firefighter in a department pickup truck
when he collapsed and stopped breathing. The driver of the
vehicle started CPR and Jeremy was transported to Kanabec
Hospital where he was pronounced.
For more news, information, and photos, please visit the
Jeremy Jylka Memorial in the
Fallen Brothers Section.
