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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, 2012.

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 Police Officer David Wintz 65 05/16/12 05/16/12 Bristol Fire Company Bristol PA
Captain/Engineer Richard Parks 47 04/16/12 05/11/12 Kinloch Fire Protection District Kinloch MO
Firefighter Adam Longo 31 04/12/12 04/19/12 Natrona County Fire Department Casper WY
Lieutenant Rich Nappi 47 04/16/12 04/16/12 FDNY-Engine 237 Brooklyn NY
Lieutenant G. Marshall Sanford 67 04/15/12 04/15/12 Redding Fire Department Redding CT
Fire Chief John Wilkinson Jr. 44 04/12/12 04/13/12 Lake Dreamland Fire Department Louisville KY
Captain John C. Winkelman 54 04/12/12 04/12/12 Huntley Fire Protection District Huntley IL
Lieutenant Robert Neary 60 04/09/12 04/09/12 Philadelphia Fire Department Philadelphia PA
Firefighter Daniel Sweeney 25 04/09/12 04/09/12 Philadelphia Fire Department Philadelphia PA
Fire Chief Kenny Fox 39 04/07/12 04/07/12 Decaturville Fire Department Decaturville TN
Captain John "Jack" Colbert 60 04/06/12 04/06/12 Birchwood Fire Dept. Birchwood WI
Captain David Bailey 50 04/03/12 04/03/12 Los Angeles County Fire Department Los Angeles County CA
Former Fire Chief Edward Richard Bernosky 79 03/20/12 03/20/12 The Adena Volunteer Fire Company Adena OH
Firefighter Jonathan Myers 54 03/20/12 03/20/12 Norfolk Fire and Rescue Norfolk VA
Captain Donald Jones 60 03/19/12 03/19/12 Jacksonville Fire Department Jacksonville AR
Captain Thomas W. Dillion 49 03/14/12 03/14/12 Houston Fire Department Houston TX
Fire Chief Nolan “Goat” Pittman 45 03/05/12 03/05/12 Centreville Volunteer Fire Department Centreville MS
Lieutenant Mark Morrison 53 03/04/12 03/04/12 St. Lucie County Fire District Port St. Lucie FL
Fire Lieutenant Jamison Kampmeyer 34 03/04/12 03/04/12 Colby Fire Department Colby WI
Captain Mark Ratledge 35 02/29/12 02/29/12 Cottonwood Fire Protection District Cottonwood CA
Firefighter/EMT Gerald "Jerry" R. Wetherell 74 02/28/12 02/28/12 Denton Township Fire Department Prudenville MI
Firefighter Chad Settlemyre 25 02/27/12 02/27/12 Sawmills Fire Rescue Department, Fire Station 40 Caldwell County NC
Fire Marshal Matt Waller 47 02/25/12 02/25/12 Memphis Fire Department Memphis TX
Firefighter Jeremy Tighe 18 02/22/12 02/22/12 McCutchanville Volunteer Fire Department Evansville IN
Volunteer Ray Shriver 63 02/15/12 02/15/12 Teton County Search and Rescue Jackson WY
Firefighter Zachary Whitacre 21 02/13/12 02/13/12 Gore Volunteer Fire and Rescue Gore WV
Paramedic Joshua Weissman 33 02/08/12 02/09/12 Alexandria Fire Department Alexandria VA
Fire Chief David Flint 49 02/02/12 02/02/12 Franklin Township Volunteer Fire Department Erie County PA
Firefighter/Paramedic/Engineer Douglas "Doug" Haase 60 02/01/12 02/01/12 St. Charles Fire Department St. Charles MO
Paramedic Sarah Nodurft 26 01/25/12 01/25/12 Boone County Ambulance Authority Racine WV
Captain Walter C. Sumner 49 01/21/12 01/24/12 Cranesville Volunteer Fire Department Cranesville PA
Firefighter Bruce Turcotte 58 01/19/12 01/19/12 Hopelawn Volunteer Fire Department Hopelawn NJ
Firefighter Brandon Little 19 01/18/12 01/18/12 United Hook & Ladder Company # 33 New Oxford PA
Firefighter Duane Ibarra 50 01/18/12 01/18/12 Maui Fire Department Maui HI
Firefigher David Crenshaw 63 01/09/12 01/09/12 Pendleton Volunteer Fire Department Pendleton SC
Fire Chief Samuel Butler 52 01/08/12 01/08/12 Evans Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department Maxton NC
Driver Timothy K. Southern 21 01/06/12 01/06/12 Priority Ambulance Service Harrisonburg VA
Firefighter William "Bill" Elliott 50 01/06/12 01/06/12 Pompano Beach Fire Department Station 61 Pompano Beach FL
Inmate Firefighter Crisanto Leo Lionell 54 01/04/12 01/04/12 California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Camp San Luis CA

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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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