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This page honors all United States rescue workers (that have come to my attention) who have died in the line of duty since January 1, 2010.

May all these rescue workers and all other rescue workers who have died in the line of duty or in retirement rest in peace.

The following is a poem which I found in my research for the 2004 page that I thought fit with the theme of these pages perfectly. It was written by Greg Gray of the Raccoon Township Volunteer Fire Department in Aliquippa, PA (used with his generous permission) to honor his fallen comrade, Firefighter David Vinisky, who was lost August 25, 2004:
 
With A Heavy Heart I Witness

We lost a part of our world.
A man has been killed.
A brother has fallen.
A good friend is no longer here to help.
For days, we try to prepare to say goodbye.
We have many friends. They are all very wonderful.
They have help in many ways that no one on the outside even thought about-
Food & soft drinks seem to appear out of nowhere-companies from outside are
Here to cover our area while we are out of service.
All those who have come to help are our Brothers-we are not related by blood-\
We are not of the same religion or skin color.
We are auto mechanics and computer engineers. Electricians, plumbers, school
Teachers & CPA's, truck driver & CEO, standing side by side in our tragic
Loss.
The day is long and hot, it starts before the sun is up.
The truck is draped, the hall prepared, we can do this, we must.
The service is carried like a litter. All hands on. No one here will let it drop
If we should stumble, and stumble we do.
We are in pain, and we grieve.
We go on.
Now, the service is over.
Back the truck in & have another coffee it's been a long hard day.
Look forward to some rest & see the kids for a time………
TONES!!!!!!!!!!
Men & women, that an hour ago, were too choked with grief to speak, Jump
Out of patent leather & dress uniform into bunker gear & boots.
There are no reporters here now.
No camera crew.
It's just another fire call out of hundreds that no one will hear about.
They don't care if they get their picture on TV or get to read their name in the papers.
The truck that moments ago sat quiet & blacked- burst into red & wails off into the rain & wind. Someone needs help!!!!!!!!
They care about me, they care about you, they care about "our" homes & they go.
My heart is heavy, but it is lifted high by what I witness here.
Thank you God for the fire fighters!
Thank you firemen!

Rank and Name Age
Date of Incident
Date of Death
 Department City State
Fire Chief Posy Dillon 59 07/26/10 07/26/10 Rocky Mount Fire Department Rocky Mount VA
Firefighter William Daniel "Danny" Altice 57 07/26/10 07/26/10 Rocky Mount Fire Department Rocky Mount VA
Lieutenant Steven Velazquez 40 07/25/10 07/25/10 Bridgeport Fire Department Bridgeport CT
Firefighter Michel Baik 49 07/25/10 07/25/10 Bridgeport Fire Department Bridgeport CT
Firefighter David Sullivan 70 07/24/10 07/25/10 Otis Fire Department Otis MA
Assistant Engineer/Trustee Charles Hornberger
 60 06/30/10 07/12/10 Milmont Park Fire Company Station #49 Milmont Park PA
Firefighter Richard L. Springman (from Cogan Station) 20 07/14/10 07/14/10 Trout Run Volunteer Fire Company Trout Run PA
Firefighter - Chief Driver Douglas L. Smith 50 07/09/10 07/09/10 Liberty Hose Company No. 1 Williamstown PA
Flight Nurse Sharon Falkener (from Fort Davis) 49 07/05/10 07/05/10 O'Hara Flying Service II LP Amarillo TX
Flight Nurse Tracy Chambers (from Alpine) 42 07/05/10 07/05/10 O'Hara Flying Service II LP Amarillo TX
Pilot Ted Caffarel (from Beaumont) 59 07/05/10 07/05/10 O'Hara Flying Service II LP Amarillo TX
Engineer Charles Robert “Bob” Flintom 61 07/01/10 07/04/10 Pelham-Batesville Fire Department Greer SC
Captain Thomas Araguz III 30 07/03/10 07/03/10 Wharton Fire Department Wharton TX
Lieutenant Frank William Fouts V 37 07/01/10 07/01/10 City of Kankakee Fire Department Kankakee IL
Fire Chief Jay C. Brown 42 06/27/10 06/27/10 Gresston Volunteer Fire Department Gresston GA
Fire Chief Chet Bauermeister 53 06/23/10 06/23/10 North Franklin Fire District 4 Basin City WA
Firefighter Scott W. Davis 46 06/19/10 06/20/10 Oswego Fire Department Oswego NY
Firefighter Donald A. Schneider, Jr. 63 05/29/10 05/29/10 Belleville Fire Department Belleville WI
Fire Captain David Irr 48 05/22/10 05/22/10 Yuma Rural/Metro Fire Department Yuma AZ
Firefighter Kurt Meusel 25 05/22/10 05/22/10 Scales Mound Fire Protection District Scales Mound IL
Firefighter John Glaser 33 05/22/10 05/22/10 Shawnee Fire Department Shawnee KS
Lieutenant David Curlin 30 01/03/10 05/22/10 Pine Bluff Fire & Emergency Services Pine Bluff AK
Fire Chief Paul Johnson 63 05/19/10 05/19/10 Crow Roost Fire Department Fort Cobb OK
Lieutenant Donnie Caldwell 74 01/30/07 05/13/10 Ghent Area Volunteer Fire Department Ghent WV
Firefighter John Palomino 51 05/01/10 05/01/10 Scalp Level and Paint Volunteer Fire Company Windber PA
Firefighter Steven Scott Crannell 47 04/21/10 04/22/10 Guthrie Center Fire Department Guthrie Center IA
Captain Vince Iaccino 65 04/12/10 04/12/10 Roosevelt Fire District Hyde Park NY
Firefighter Harold D. Reed, Sr 74 04/11/10 04/11/10 Peru Fire District # 3 Peru KS
Assistant Fire Chief Garrett Loomis 26 04/11/10 04/11/10 Sackets Harbor Fire Department Sackets Harbor NY
Firefighter Donald E. Schaper 53 04/09/10 04/09/10 Timber Knob Volunteer Fire Department Gainsville MO
Firefighter Leo Powell 74 04/03/10 04/03/10 Morgan Township Fire Department Lucasville OH
Paramedic Estaban Behena 24 04/01/10 04/01/10 San Diego Medical Services San Diego CA
Lieutenant Edward Teare 53 03/31/10 03/31/10 Independence Fire Department Independence OH
Captain Dennis Robinson 61 03/30/10 03/31/10 Three Points Fire District Tucson AZ
Firefighter Brian Carey 28 03/30/10 03/30/10 Homewood Fire Department Homewood IL
Firefighter/Paramedic John P. Moore 56 03/29/10 03/29/10 Columbus Fire Division Columbus OH
Pilot Doug Phillips (from Barlett, TN)
 58 03/25/10 03/25/10 Hospital Wing Brownsville TN
Flight Nurse Cindy Parker (from Dyersburg, TN)
 48 03/25/10 03/25/10 Hospital Wing Brownsville TN
Flight Nurse Misty Oakley Brogdon (from Medina, TN) 36 03/25/10 03/25/10 Hospital Wing Brownsville TN
Firefighter Jeremy Bolick 23 03/21/10 03/21/10 Blowing Rock Fire & Rescue Blowing Rock NC
Firefighter Tommy Wright 20 03/21/10 03/21/10 Blowing Rock Fire & Rescue Blowing Rock NC
EMT & Captain Tim Cochran 57 03/03/10 03/16/10 City of Thomaston Fire Department Thomaston GA
Firefighter Donald “Donnie” Adkins 32 03/13/10 03/13/10 Glasgow Volunteer Fire Department Glasgow WV
Fire Police Captain Kevin Swan 69 03/10/10 03/10/10 Beacon Hose Co. No. 1 Beacon Falls CT
Paramedic Dan McIntosh 37 03/07/10 03/07/10 Bensalem Emergency Medical Services Bensalem PA
Firefighter Gerard Marcheterre
 50 03/06/10 03/06/10 Borodino Fire Department Skaneateles NY
Fire Chief Brian Rowe 66 03/05/10 03/05/10 West Fork Volunteer Fire Department West Fork ME
Fire Inspector Brian P. Waynant, Sr. 45 03/01/10 03/01/10 Wilmington Fire Department Wilmington DE
Fire Chief Jonathan Siemers 44 02/20/10 02/21/10 Clay Center Fire Department Clay Center KS
Fire Policeman Donald G. Mellott 62 02/12/10 02/12/10 Woolrich Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 Woolrich PA
Fire Chief Stanley Giles 69 02/10/10 02/10/10 Linn Valley Lakes Fire Department Linn Valley KS
Firefighter Henry Sandy 52 01/26/10 01/26/10 Northside Fire Department Batesville AR
Major Terry Cannon 52 01/17/10 01/17/10 Buechel Fire Protection District Louisville KY
Lieutenant Joseph Mack McCafferty 59 01/02/10 01/16/10 Lancaster Fire Department Lancaster OH
Firefighter Jerry Thompson 55 01/14/10 01/14/10 Linwood Fire Department Union MS
Firefighter Leroy Kemp 85 01/13/10 01/13/10 Tioga Center Fire Department and Emergency Squad Tioga Center NY
Paramedic Mark Vernick 33 01/08/10 01/08/10 Southwest Ambulance Mesa AZ
EMT Paul Bazinet 52 01/04/10 01/04/10 Empire Ambulance Service Cohoes NY
Fire Captain Urban A. Eck 51 12/13/09 01/02/10 Wichita Fire Department Wichita KS

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If you know of a rescue worker who has died in the line of duty that you would like to see me list here, please e-mail me at frrykid@yahoo.com with verifying information so that I don't honor someone too soon.

All Line of Duty Death information verified from firehouse.com and from links on that site and the Montana Fire Services Training School (based in Great Falls) daily newsleter. In some case, Yahoo! Maps provides and/or verifies city and state information. I also use the USFA FireFighters Memorial Database to find missing information.

Any errors that may creep into a new entry (such as a wrong department name, wrong spelling of a name, etc. will be corrected as soon as I can after I am made aware of such an error and have the correct information. Thank you for your understanding.

The background music is "Amazing Grace" by Isaac Watts & John Newton played on the bagpipes.
This version was sequenced by Barry Taylor. The file comes from godsgospel.com.
I wish to thank them very much for allowing me to use this very appropriate piece of music.

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