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Whilst fighting a fire in a cabinet making works in Harlow New Town, Lewis collapsed and died. [63] Fleur Lombard: 21: Avon Fire and Rescue Service: W: 4 February 1996: Lombard died after a flashover occurred at the supermarket blaze she was fighting with a colleague in Bristol. Lombard was the first female firefighter in the United Kingdom to ...
Colin James Townsley, GM (22 May 1942 – 18 November 1987) was an English station officer in charge of Red Watch at Soho Fire Station. He was one of 31 people who were killed in the King's Cross fire in 1987 and the only firefighter to die.
Jul. 14—NEW LONDON — Deputy Fire Chief Jonathan Paige, who was placed on leave in March during an investigation into claims of sexual harassment, announced his sudden retirement on Thursday in ...
August 2 – Waldbaum's supermarket fire, Brooklyn, New York. Six New York City firefighters died when the roof collapsed, plunging 12 firefighters into the flames. [108] November 5 – A fire at the Younkers Department store at the Merle Hay Mall in Des Moines, Iowa, killed 10 store employees. The store was closed and rebuilt a year after the ...
Apr. 27—NORWICH — A veteran New London firefighter and battalion chief was sworn in for his new career as the director of training and safety with the Norwich Fire Department, while a veteran ...
New London first responders rescued a man in frigid waters near the rocks of Ocean Beach Park on Saturday morning, fire officials said. New London firefighter Jason Erban, tethered to a rope ...
Of 2019 on-duty firefighter deaths in the U.S., 54% were due to medical emergencies, overexertion, or stress (included in this category were 22 heart attacks or other sudden cardiac deaths, 2 strokes, 1 heatstroke, and 1 suicide); 13% by fire progress (such as being trapped or overrun) or explosions, 8% were struck by a vehicle, 8% died in ...
An Orange County firefighter died Sunday after suffering cardiac arrest at the scene of an early-morning blaze in Laguna Niguel. The firefighter, Kevin Skinner, spent more than 25 years with the ...