The family of a Colerain Township firefighter killed in the line of duty has filed a wrongful death lawsuit.
Capt. Robin Broxterman was killed in April 2008 with firefighter Brian Schira as they battled a blaze at a home of Squirrelsnest Lane.
Broxterman's parents sued the owners of that home, Matthew and Sharyn Cones, and the manufacturers of the radio she carried and the protective gear she wore.
Editor's Note: Firehouse.com will be on location in Worcester Dec. 3 for the memorial to honor the six firefighters killed in the tragic fire ten years ago.
The use of a aerial ladder when a ground ladder may have been a safer choice, the absence of a helmet and potentially diminished vision were listed as key contributing factors in the death of a Rhode Island firefighter earlier this year, according to a report released by NIOSH.
Kingston Assistant Chief Allan "Pickles" LePage died on June 30, a day after suffering a severe head injury while he operated a platform aerial ladder from within the platform.
A federal investigation into the Line of Duty Death (LODD) of a New Jersey career firefighter suggests that the loss of direct communication between an apparatus driver and the firefighter spotting him while backing was a primary factor leading to the tragic death when the engine backed over the veteran brother.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) released a report this week investigating the causes of the backing accident that resulted in the death of the 57-year-old career firefighter in a New Jersey community o
NIOSH investigators cited inefficient tactics, operations and codes in the 2007 deaths of two Boston firefighters.
Warren J. Payne, 53, and Paul J. Cahill, 55, perished while battling a fire in a restaurant. The death certificate listed the causes of death for both firefighters as thermal injuries and asphyxia.
The report also notes that toxicology reports were requested but not received: "There have been media reports of alleged substance abuse that were discovered during the toxicological screening of both victims.
North Carolina firefighter died Wednesday afternoon after completing a shift.
Chad Eric Greene, 34, was an assistant chief with Union Cross Fire and Rescue of Forsyth County, Inc.
According to the USFA, Deputy Greene completed his shift at approximately 8:30 a.m. on Nov. 4, 2009, immediately after responding to a motor vehicle accident.
Amity Fire Company Firefighter Robert Stone collapsed and died the morning after responding to a call, according to the department's Web site.
Stone, 47, began complaining of chest pains on Nov. 3 after returning to the station and was transported to Reading Hospital.
After undergoing surgery at the hospital, he went into cardiac arrest and was pronounced dead at approximately 7:30 a.m. the following morning after attempts to revive him were unsuccessful.
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