It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Captain Jason Dale Simon of IAFF Local 619 - Lafayette, Louisiana. Brother Simon, 52, passed away on Monday, December 21, 2009 from a brain tumor. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Fire Fighter Richard E. Ibarra of IAFF Local 522 - Sacramento, California. Brother Ibarra, 43, passed away on Wednesday, December 16, 2009. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Battalion Chief Tommy L. Adams of IAFF Local 514 - Shreveport, Louisiana. Brother Adams, 52, passed away on Saturday, December 12, 2009 from injuries sustained when he fell from a ladder truck on February 21st. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Fire Heavy Equipment Operator Dean T. Moore of IAFF Local 2046 - Santa Barbara County, California. Brother Moore, 51, passed away on Sunday, November 29, 2009 from cancer. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Battalion Chief David H. Jacobs, Jr. of IAFF Local 2898 - Seattle Fire Chiefs, Seattle, Washington. Brother Jacobs, 58, passed away on Sunday, November 8, 2009 from esophageal cancer. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty of Fire Fighter Ramon E. Hain of IAFF Local 21 - Saint Paul, Minnesota. Brother Hain, 50, passed away on Saturday, November 14, 2009 from heart disease. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Fire Fighter Terence Goldberg of IAFF Local 2545 - Kirkland, Washington. Brother Goldberg, 43, passed away on Sunday, November 8, 2009 from cancer. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Fire Fighter Donald (Don) J. McCormick of IAFF Local 162 - Ottawa, Ontario. Brother McCormick, 75, passed away on Friday, November 6, 2009 from complications of a neurological disorder. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Captain Jim S. McDonald of IAFF Local 867 - Winnipeg, Manitoba. Brother McDonald, 54, passed away on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 from bladder cancer. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Fire Fighter/Paramedic Mark McNeal of IAFF Local 1505 - Flagstaff, Arizona. Brother McNeal, 53, passed away on Friday, November 6, 2009 of cancer. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Fire Fighter Michael Coyne of IAFF Local 937 - Chelsea, Massachusetts. Brother Coyne, 48, passed away on Saturday, October 10, 2009 of cancer, It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Captain Carl Nordwall of IAFF Local 3406 - Norfolk Airport, Norfolk, Virginia. Brother Nordwall, 56, passed away on Tuesday, October 6, 2009 of cardiac arrest while on duty. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Fire Fighter Patrick Joyce of IAFF Local 628 - Yonkers, New York. Brother Joyce, 39, passed away on Friday, October 2, 2009 while battling a fire. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Fire Fighter Thomas R. Veverka of IAFF Local 4211 - Des Plaines, Illinois. Brother Veverka, 58, passed away on Friday, September 18, 2009 from lung cancer. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Fire Fighter Joseph S. Covalucci, Jr. of IAFF Local 1656 - Everett, Massachusetts. Brother Covalucci, 58, passed away on Saturday, September 12, 2009 from a heart attack. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Fire Fighter Michael A. Edwards of IAFF Local 30 - Cambridge, Massachusetts. Brother Edwards, 58, passed away on Monday, September 7, 2009 from cancer. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Captain David J. Stochl of IAFF Local 1230 - Contra Costa County, California. Brother Stochl, 51, passed away on Tuesday, September 1, 2009 from brain cancer. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty deaths of two members of IAFF Local 1014 – Los Angeles County, California. Captain Tedmund "Ted" D. Hall, 47, and Fire Fighter Specialist Arnaldo "Arnie" Quinones, 35, were killed yesterday, Sunday, August 30, 2009, at the “Station” wildland fire when their fire apparatus was driven off the road in heavy smoke and fire It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty deaths of two members of IAFF Local 282 - Buffalo, New York. Lt. Charles "Chipper" McCarthy, 45, and Fire Fighter Jonathan Croom, 34, both died on Monday, August 24, 2009 while battling a commercial building fire. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Captain Ray Richards of IAFF Local 534 - Stratford, Ontario. Brother Richards passed away on Sunday, August 16, 2009 from non-hodgkins lymphoma. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Fire Fighter Paul Warhola of IAFF Local 94 - New York, New York. Brother Warhola, 47, passed away on Friday, August 14, 2009 of a stroke while responding to a fire. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Captain Eric A. Tinkham of IAFF Local 3878 - Maricopa County, Arizona. Brother Tinkham, 44, passed away on Saturday, August 1, 2009 from cardiac arrest. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Operator/Paramedic Joseph "Joe" T. Grace of IAFF Local 3704 - Mandeville, Louisiana. Brother Grace, 47, passed away on Friday, July 10, 2009 from a stroke after ending a very busy shift. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Captain Robert D. Chalmers of IAFF Local 209 - Edmonton, Alberta. Brother Chalmers, 60, passed away on Monday, July 6, 2009 of leukemia. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Fire Fighter Carlos M. Alfaro of IAFF Local 1664 - Montgomery County, Maryland. Brother Alfaro, 60, passed away on Thursday, July 2, 2009 from cancer. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Captain Alexander F. Harris of IAFF Local 209 – Edmonton, Alberta. Brother Harris, 53, passed away on Saturday, June 20, 2009 from esophageal cancer. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Fire Fighter/Paramedic Debra A. Cole of IAFF Local 1476 - South Portland, Maine. Sister Cole, 40, passed away on Thursday, June 11, 2009 after suffering a severe stroke while on duty. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Lieutenant Stephen M. Cospelich of IAFF Local 22 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Brother Cospelich, 56, responded to a dwelling fire on April 17th and collapsed several hours later while walking near his home. He remained in a coma until his passing on Wednesday, May 20, 2009. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Fire Fighter Kevin P. Kelley of IAFF Local 863 - Newton, Massachusetts. Brother Kelly, 54, passed away on Saturday, May 30, 2009 from occupational heart and lung injuries. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Captain James M. Hall of IAFF Local 249 – Canton, Ohio. Brother Hall, 40, passed away on Saturday, May 30, 2009 from a heart attack. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Fire Fighter Paul J. Roberts of IAFF Local 1669 - Beverly, Massachusetts. Brother Roberts, 54, passed away on Friday, May 22, 2009 from a heart attack while responding to an emergency. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Captain Frankie P. Nelson of IAFF Local 514 - Shreveport, Louisiana. Brother Nelson, 51, passed away on Sunday, May 10, 2009 of a heart attack after responding to an incident eight hours prior. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty of Fire Fighter Patrick J. Reardon of IAFF Local 825 - New Haven, Connecticut. Brother Reardon, 42, passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 from a fall. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Sergeant Torin T. Thornhill of IAFF Local 344 – Detroit, Michigan. Brother Thornhill, 44, passed away on Tuesday, April 14, 2009 of cancer. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Captain James A. Harlow, 50 and Probationary Fire Fighter Damion J. Hobbs, 29 of IAFF Local 341 - Houston, Texas. Brothers Harlow and Hobbs died on Sunday, April 12, 2009 while fighting a house fire that began shortly after midnight It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Captain David G. Lorang of IAFF Local 814 - Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Brother Lorang, 45, passed away on Wednesday, April 1, 2009 from cancer. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Captain John W. Nunes of IAFF Local 1230 - Contra Costa County, California. Brother Nunes, 50, passed away on Tuesday, March 31, 2009 from cancer. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Lieutenant Robert Strang of IAFF Local 1951 – Melbourne, FL. Brother Strang, 60, passed away on Thursday, March 26, 2009 after returning from a structure fire. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Fire Fighter Stewart W. Chase of IAFF Local 242 - Grand Forks, North Dakota. Brother Chase, 66, passed away on Thursday, March 26, 2009 from cancer. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Engineer Gregory L. "Greg" Cocke of IAFF Local 440 - Fort Worth, Texas. Brother Cocke, 41, passed away on Saturday, March 14, 2009 from a brain aneurysm. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Fire Fighter/Paramedic James Reeder of IAFF Local 2959 - Martin County, Florida. Brother Reeder, 42, passed away on Sunday, March 8, 2009 after suffering severe injuries from a vehicle accident. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Corporal Christopher A. Dill of IAFF Local 157 - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Brother Dill, 43, passed away on Wednesday, March 4, 2009 of a heart attack. He collapsed shortly after battling a three-alarm commercial fire. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Lieutenant Brion W. Newkirk of IAFF Local 888 - Greeley, Colorado. Brother Newkirk, 47, passed away on Friday, February 27, 2009 from complications due to an on-the-job injury. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Fire Fighter Jeffrey D. Mann of IAFF Local 1883 - Henderson, Nevada. Brother Mann, 57, passed away on Friday, February 27, 2009 from cancer. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Fire Fighter/Paramedic Michael J. Darrington of IAFF Local 92 – Toledo, Ohio. Brother Darrington, 45, passed away on Friday, February 27, 2009 at the fire station after a number of emergency runs earlier during his tour. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Fire Fighter/EMT Ferdinando "Freddy" Pierno, Jr. of IAFF Local 2959 - Professional Fire Fighters and Paramedics of Martin County, Florida. Brother Pierno, 55, passed away on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 due to complications from Hepatitis C. It is with deepest regreat and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Fire Fighter John McGuirk of IAFF Local 498 - Kingston, Ontario. Brother McGuirk passed away on Thursday, February 5, 2009 from cancer. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Fire Fighters Kyle W. Perkins, 45, and Cory J. Galloway, 23, of IAFF Local 2996 - Kilgore, Texas. Brothers Perkins and Galloway died on Sunday, January 25, 2009 after falling from their aerial device during a training exercise. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Lieutenant Kevin M. Kelley of IAFF Local 718 – Boston, Massachusetts. Brother Kelley,52, was killed on Friday, January 9, 2009 in an apparatus accident. Three other fire fighters were also injured and hospitalized, but all have now been released. The truck was returning from an emergency call when it struck two other vehicles before going through a brick wall and into the front of an apartment building. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Francis "Frank" J. Quetta of IAFF Local 799 - Providence, Rhode Island. Brother Quetta, 60, passed away on Tuesday, January 6, 2009 from cancer. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Fire Fighter Gary V. Stephens of IAFF Local 777 – Elizabeth, New Jersey. Brother Stephens, 57, was killed early Saturday morning after being struck by a fire truck during a backing operation after he slipped on ice. He was an acting Captain operating at an arson fire in an abandoned building that spread to an occupied home. The suspected arsonist, a homeless man that was living in the unoccupied building, has been arrested and charged. Brother Stephens was the Vice President of Local 777 and is survived by his wife Natalie. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Fire Fighter Roger K. Duke of IAFF Local 452 - Vancouver, Washington. Brother Duke, 61, passed away on Friday, January 2, 2009 from brain cancer. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Lieutenant Robert J. Ryan of IAFF Local 854 - New York Uniformed Fire Officers Association. Brother Ryan, 46, passed away on Sunday morning, November 23, 2008 from injuries sustained from a ceiling collapse while operating at a second alarm fire. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Paramedic Penny Ruth Allen-Sheldrake of IAFF Local 1619 - Prince George's County, Maryland. Sister Allen-Sheldrake, 49, passed away on Saturday, November 15, 2008 from cancer. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Fire Fighter Daniel L. Stetz of IAFF Local 642 - Fargo, North Dakota. Brother Stetz, 47, passed away on Sunday, November 16, 2008 from occupational cancer. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Fire Fighter Walter P. Harris of IAFF Local 344 - Detroit, Michigan. Brother Harris, 37, passed away on Saturday, November 15, 2008 from a roof collapse while fighting a fire at an abandoned house. Four other fire fighters were hospitalized with minor injuries and one was released. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Captain Patrick Glendinning of IAFF Local 1271 - Surrey, British Columbia. Brother Glendinning, 57, passed away on Friday, November 14, 2008 from esophageal cancer. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Fire Fighter Jamel M. Sears of IAFF Local 94, New York, New York. Brother Sears, 33, passed away on Tuesday, November 11, 2008 following completion of a training exercise at the training academy. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Fire Fighter John Clasby of IAFF Local 1657 - Hull, Massachusetts. Brother Clasby passed away on Tuesday, November 11, 2008 from traumatic injuries incurred while fighting a fire on June 29, 1999. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Fire Fighter Thomas J. Riddle of IAFF Local 157 - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Brother Riddle, 79, passed away on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 from complications due to small-cell lung cancer. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Master Fire Fighter Carl Alan Barber of IAFF Local 2924 - Virginia Beach, Virginia. Brother Barber, 52, died on Thursday, November 6, 2008 from occupational cancer It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Fire Fighter Stephen R. Mayer of IAFF Local 848 – Attleboro, Massachusetts. Brother Mayer died on Wednesday, November 5, 2008 of cancer. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Fire Fighter Daniel E. Hildoer of IAFF Local 1403 – Metropolitan Dade County, Florida. Brother Hildoer, 50, died on Sunday, November 2, 2008 of brain cancer. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Fire Fighter Luster L. Knight of IAFF Local 55 - Alameda County, California. Brother Knight, 59, passed away on Friday, October 24, 2008 from cancer. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Fire Fighter John Patrick Hanley of IAFF Local 2023 - Sudbury, Massachusetts. Brother Hanley, 55, passed away on Monday, October 27, 2008 from cancer. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Fire Fighter Fred E. Roy of IAFF Local 867 - Winnipeg, Manitoba. Brother Roy, 71, passed away on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 from cancer. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Fire Fighter/Paramedic Brian D. Neville of IAFF Local 1311 - Baltimore County, Maryland. Brother Neville, 32, passed away on Thursday, October 16, 2008 from possible heart problems while at the station It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Captain Ronald K. Seymour of IAFF Local 3888 – Toronto, Ontario. Brother Seymour, 72, passed away on Wednesday, October 8, 2008 from cancer. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Engineer Neal Tarkington of IAFF Local 122 – Jacksonville, Florida. Brother Tarkington, 43, passed away on Saturday, October 11, 2008 from a heart attack. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Captain Robert Earl Hughes of IAFF Local 499 – Cambridge, Ontario. Brother Hughes passed away on Saturday, October 4, 2008 from cancer. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Fire Fighter/Paramedic Vania Shields. Sister Shields, passed away on Thursday, September 25, 2008 after a vehicle accident It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Fire Fighter/Technician John J. Loss of IAFF Local 2068 - Fairfax County, Virginia. Brother Loss, 54, passed away on Wednesday, September 24, 2008 of unknown causes. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Engineeer Randilyn "Randi" Kae Dean of IAFF Local 1660 - Tualatin Valley, Oregon. Sister Dean, 36, passed away on Wednesday, September 10, 2008 from breast cancer. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Lieutenant Robert Guerin of IAFF Local 1999 - Zion, Illinois. Brother Guerin, 52, passed away on Tuesday, August 26, 2008 from cancer. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Engineer William D. Pine of IAFF Local 3 - Pueblo, Colorado. Brother Pine, 28, passed away on Tuesday, August 19, 2008 of cancer. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Fire Fighter George M. Saba of IAFF Local 841 – New Bedford, Massachusetts. Brother Saba passed away on Saturday, August 16, 2008 of cancer. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Captain John O. “Slim” Pickens of IAFF Local 65 – Knoxville, Tennessee. Brother Pickens passed away on Friday, August 15, 2008 of smoke inhalation. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Captain Gary Henry of IAFF Local 416-Indianapolis, Indiana. Brother Henry, 34, was a Sergeant with the 38th Military Police stationed in Iraq. He was killed by a roadside bomb on Sunday, August 3, 2008. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Captain Peter C. Stewart of IAFF Local 114 - Butler, Pennsylvania. Brother Stewart passed away on Saturday, August 9, 2008 from occupational cancer. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of District Chief Robert I. Leek of IAFF Local 3888 - Toronto, Ontario. Brother Leek, passed away on Sunday, August 10, 2008. He collapsed while with crews that battled a seven-alarm fire and evacuated civilians after a propane depot explosion. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Fire Fighter William D. Lee, Jr. of IAFF Local 2924 – Virginia Beach, Virginia. Brother Lee, 58, passed away on Tuesday, August 5, 2008 of occupational cancer. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Fire Fighter Gerald R. LeDuc of IAFF Local 1703 - Tiverton, Rhode Island. Brother LeDuc, 52, passed away on Sunday, August 3, 2008 from drowning.
It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Fire Fighter/Paramedic Ryan A. Hummert of IAFF Local 2665 - Professional Fire Fighters of Eastern Missouri. Brother Hummert, 22, died on Monday, July 21, 2008 as a result of wounds received after being shot by a gunman while responding to a car fire. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Assistant Chief James E. Jarrell of IAFF Local 4066 – Irondale, Alabama. Brother Jarrell, 70, passed away on Friday, July 18, 2008 of lung cancer. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Fire Fighter Terrence “Terry” A. Graham of IAFF Local 771 – Saint John, New Brunswick. Brother Graham, 50, was a member of the local’s executive board. He passed away on Thursday, July 10, 2008 of a massive heart attack after just getting off duty. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Lieutenant Jared Carson of IAFF Local 2563 - Cobb, Georgia. Brother Carson, 38, passed away on Wednesday, July 9, 2008 from cancer. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Fire Fighter Carlos Lewis of IAFF Local 1403 - Metropolitan Dade County, Florida. Brother Lewis, 50, passed away on Friday, June 20, 2008 of brain cancer. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Fire Fighter Louie Sauceda of IAFF Local 4637 – North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Brother Sauceda, 28, passed away on Thursday, June 19, 2008 of occupational cancer. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Fire Fighter Kevin P. Pryor of IAFF Local 3734 - Newport Beach, California. Brother Pryor, 31, passed away on Tuesday, June 17, 2008 of a non-traumatic brain hemorrhage. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Apparatus Operator Robert L. Davis of IAFF Local 403 - Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Brother Davis passed away on Saturday, June 7, 2008 of a heart attack. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Fire Fighter Marty Hauer of IAFF Local 1747-Kent, Washington. Brother Hauer, 41, passed away on Tuesday, June 3, 2008 from cancer. He was an IAFF Peer Fitness Trainer Instructor. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of District Chief James J. Gonzales, Sr. of IAFF Local 1468 - Saint Bernard, Louisiana. Brother Gonzales, 46, passed away on Thursday, May 29, 2008 of a heart attack. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Fire Fighter Sean M. McCarthy of IAFF Local 94 - New York, New York. Brother McCarthy, 35, passed away on Tuesday, May 27, 2008 of cancer. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Richard A. "Rick" Burns of IAFF Local 1 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Brother Burns, 43, passed away early Saturday morning, May 24, 2008 of a heart attack while on duty. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Training Captain Joseph R. Mixon of IAFF Local 117 - Birmingham, Alabama. Brother Mixon died on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 of a stroke. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Captain Ronald Campbell of IAFF Local 61 - Charleston, South Carolina. Brother Campbell died on Sunday, April 20, 2008 of cancer. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Fire Fighter Rickey S. Morris of IAFF Local 823 - Sedalia, Missouri. Brother Morris, 54, died on Thursday, April 17, 2008 from burns he sustained while fighting a dwelling fire last week. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Fire Fighter Keith D. Dawson of IAFF Local 1505 – Flagstaff, Arizona. Brother Dawson, 57, died on Thursday, April 10, 2008 from occupational cancer. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Apparatus Operator Jay R. Walter of IAFF Local 1227 – Berkeley, California. Brother Walter, 55, died on Sunday, April 6, 2008 of pancreatic cancer. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Captain Robin M. Broxterman of IAFF Local 3915 - Colerain Township, Ohio. Sister Broxterman, 37, died on Friday, April 4, 2008 when she fell through the floor while operating at a house fire. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Fire Fighter Brent A. Lovrien of IAFF Local 112 – Los Angeles City, California. Brother Lovrien died on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 of injuries sustained in an explosion. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Lieutenant Donald M. Quinlan of IAFF Local 1009 - Worcester, Massachusetts. Brother Quinlan died on Saturday, March 22, 2008 from injuries sustained at a fire on New Year’s Eve. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Captain John P. Delaney of IAFF Local 2260 - Mesa, Arizona. Brother Delaney, 44, died on Monday, March 17, 2008 of a heart attack while on duty. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Lieutenant Robert T. Kilduff, Sr. (known affectionately as Bob, Bobby, or "BK") who was the Vice President of IAFF Local 718 - Boston, Massachusetts and the Legislative Representative of the Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts. Brother Kilduff passed away on Thursday, March 13, 2008 from occupational cancer. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Captain Matthew P. Moore of IAFF Local 3540 - Murrieta, California. Brother Moore, 43, a 17-year veteran of the Murrieta Fire Department, passed away on Monday, March 10, 2008 from complications of meningitis. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Fire Apparatus Operator A. Shepherd Pfister of IAFF Local 1374 - Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. Brother Pfister, 51, died on Tuesday, March 4, 2008 of cancer. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Lieutenant Rafael Vazquez of IAFF Local 2928 - Professional Fire Fighters and Paramedics of Palm Beach County, Florida. Brother Vazquez, 42, died on Monday, March 3, 2008 of a homicide while on a break from a mandatory training class for newly-promoted officers. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Fire Apparatus Operator Roger Dennis, Jr. of IAFF Local 624 - San Antonio, Texas. Brother Dennis, 55, died of cardiac arrest on Friday, February 29, 2008. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Lieutenant Jay L. Ervin of IAFF Local 655 - Bradford, Pennsylvania. Brother Ervin, 50, died on Saturday, March 1, 2008 from kidney and bone cancer. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Fire Fighter Todd Stanaway of IAFF Local 1279 - Westland, Michigan. Brother Stanaway, 35, died on Sunday, February 24, 2008 from brain cancer. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Fire Fighter Joseph M. Farrell of IAFF Local 520 - Rochester, Minnesota. Brother Farrell, 41, died on Friday, February 22, 2008 from cancer.
It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Captain Donald W. Hubbel of IAFF Local 964, It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Battalion Chief James H. Scragg of IAFF Local 2898, It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Fire Fighter Richard L. Besse of IAFF Local 718 - It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Lieutenant Vincent P. Russell of IAFF Local 718 - It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Firefighter/Paramedic Louis "Lou" P. Berra of IAFF Local 2665 -- West County EMS and Fire Protection District, Missouri. Brother Berra, 49, died on Friday, January 18, 2008 while on duty. The cause of death is under investigation. It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Hazmat Officer Gregory M. Allen of IAFF Local 557 - |
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