Fallen Firefighters.

Firefighter fatalities in the United States
The U. S. Fire Administration tracks and collects information on the causes of on-duty firefighter fatalities that occur in the United States. They conduct an annual analysis to identify specific problems so that they may direct efforts toward finding solutions that will reduce firefighter fatalities in the future. This information is also used to measure the effectiveness of programs directed toward firefighter health and safety.


So far there have been 35 Firefighter fatalities reported in 2018





Recently reported firefighter fatalities
Includes provisional information


Name Fire Department City, State Date of Death
Thelonious “Theo” Adams Las Vegas Fire & Rescue Las Vegas, Nevada May 1, 2018
Michael Godzak Rostraver Township Volunteer Fire Department Webster, Pennsylvania Apr 29, 2018
Jeffrey Holt Lawrence Fire Department Lawrence, Indiana Apr 30, 2018
Philip H. Neubich Spooner Fire District Department Spooner, Wisconsin Apr 25, 2018
Anthony Colacino Sierra Conservation Center - California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation Jamestown, California Apr 21, 2018
Herbert “Butch” T. Wilcox Rocky Mount Volunteer Fire Department Rocky Mount, Virginia Apr 19, 2018
Adam Taylor Decatur County Fire Rescue Bainbridge, Georgia Mar 30, 2018
Gregory Jackson Fort Benning Fire Department Fort Benning, Georgia Apr 19, 2018
M. Kent Stillwagon Greenlawn Fire Department Greenlawn, New York Apr 17, 2018
Richard L. Sales Reynolds Volunteer Fire Department Asheville, North Carolina Apr 8, 2018