Name: Clifford White Jr..
Age: 21
Rank: Firefighter
Status: Volunteer
City: Cameron, WV
Date of Incident: 11/09/01
Date of Death: 11/19/01
Cause of Death: Firefighter White was a passenger in a tanker enroute to a woodland fire when the apparatus left the roadway and overturned, killing him.

Name: George F. "June" Danielson Jr.
Age: 77
Rank: Firefighter
Status: Volunteer
City: Mine Hill, NJ
Date of Incident: 09/04/01
Date of Death: 11/14/01
Cause of Death: Firefighter Danielson was directing traffic in front of the firehouse as fire engines were returning from the scene of a chimney fire when he was struck by a private vehicle and sustained multiple injuries. He was transported to the hospital for treatment where he remained until he passed away as a result of the injuries.

Name: Harold Strode
Age: 46
Rank: Firefighter
Status: Career
City: Nashville, TN
Date of Incident: 11/10/01
Date of Death: 11/10/01
Cause of Death: While working a wildland fireline, Firefighter Strode was killed when he was overcome by a firestorm in the densely wooded and steep terrain of the Upper Cumberland Region of Tennessee.

Name: Dennis 'Denny' Dart
Age: 62
Rank: Senior Firefighter
Status: Volunteer
City: Rhinelander, WI
Date of Incident: 11/02/01
Date of Death: 11/02/01
Cause of Death: Senior Firefighter Dart died after suffering a heart attack while at the scene of a vehicle fire.

Name: William Howzdy
Age: 71
Rank: Firefighter (President)
Status: Volunteer
City: Glenn Dale, MD
Date of Incident: 10/25/01
Date of Death: 10/25/01
Cause of Death: Heart Attack

Name: Michael Elliott
Age: 46
Rank: Firefighter
Status: Volunteer
City: Maple Rapids MI
Date of Incident: 10/24/01
Date of Death: 10/24/01
Cause of Death: Hit by tree when performing storm-watch duties along with the fire department while the community was under a tornado warning.

Name: Bob Marsh
Age: 78
Rank: Captain
Status: Volunteer
City: Las Vegas, NV
Date of Incident: 10/14/01
Date of Death: 10/14/01
Cause of Death: Captain Marsh suffered a fatal heart attack while responding to a reported vehicle accident.

Name: Jay Jahnke
Age: 40
Rank: Captain
Status: Career
City: Houston, TX
Date of Incident: 10/13/01
Date of Death: 10/13/01
Cause of Death: Captain Jahnke and several other firefighters were conducting search and rescue operations in a burning 40-story building when they became trapped along with many of the residents on the fifth floor. Four firefighters were injured and were transported to Memorial Hermann Hospital, where Captain Jahnke later died from apparent smoke inhalation.

Name: Kenneth J. Frayne
Age: 28
Rank: Firefighter
Status: Volunteer
City: Channahon, IL
Date of Incident: 10/13/01
Date of Death: 10/13/01
Cause of Death: Firefighter Frayne died during dive rescue training.

Name: Neil Woodward
Age: 32
Rank: Captain
Status: Volunteer
City: Baker, FL
Date of Incident: 9/26/01
Date of Death: 9/26/01
Cause of Death: Captain Woodward had discovered a fire originating in the bathroom of his residence. He removed his young daughter from the structure and worked with responding firefighters in extinguishing the fire. Shortly thereafter, he complained of minor chest pain and was moved to an ambulance where he collapsed and died from an apparent heart attack while enroute to the hospital.

Name: Clarence Kreitzer
Age: 78
Rank: Firefighter
Status: Volunteer
City: Bowie, MD
Date of Incident: 9/25/01
Date of Death: 9/25/01
Cause of Death: Firefighter Kreitzer died early in the morning Tuesday, September 25, 2001. He had been working for a number of hours at the site where a tornado touched down on Monday, on the campus of the University of Maryland in College Park, MD, providing specialized lighting services for the search and rescue effort. Firefighter Kreitzer returned to the station after complaining that he was not feeling well and shortly thereafter, while returning home in his private vehicle, suffered an apparent heart attack and died.

Name: Bradley Golden
Age: 19
Rank: Firefighter
Status: Volunteer
City: Clinton, NY
Date of Incident: 9/25/01
Date of Death: 9/25/01
Cause of Death: Firefighter Golden was trapped and overcome by rapid fire progress on the second floor of an abandoned house where firefighters had set a sofa bed on fire to create smoke for a rescue drill.

Name: Willie Barns
Age: 66
Rank: Fire Police Lieutenant
Status: Volunteer
City: Browns Mills, NJ
Date of Incident: 9/16/01
Date of Death: 9/16/01
Cause of Death: Fire Police Lieutenant Barns died of an apparent heart attack while responding in his private vehicle to work a traffic control point following a transformer fire that had disabled traffic lights in the area.

Name: Allan "Mac" Marriott
Age: 46
Rank: Firefighter/Engineer
Status: Volunteer
City: Cicero, IL
Date of Incident: 9/8/01
Date of Death: 9/8/01
Cause of Death: Firefighter/Engineer Marriott collapsed of a cardiac event while performing fire ground operations. He was transported to the hospital where he later died.

Name: Robert Augustyn
Age: 57
Rank: Lieutenant
Status: Career
City: Cicero, IL
Date of Incident: 9/7/01
Date of Death: 9/7/01
Cause of Death: Lt. Augustyn and another firefighter were spotting for the driver as he backed the engine down a traffic-congested roadway to exit the accident scene and return to the station. Lt. Augustyn slipped and became trapped under the engine. He was transported to the hospital where he later died of internal injuries.

Name: Darryl J. Dzugen
Age: 35
Rank: Captain
Status: Career
City: Tampa, FL
Date of Incident: 8/29/01
Date of Death: 8/29/01
Cause of Death: Captain Dzugen was participating in physical fitness activities at his station when he collapsed (cause still to be determined). He was transported to the hospital where he later died.

Name: Michael Gorumba
Age: 27
Rank: Firefighter
Status: Career
City: Brooklyn, NY
Date of Incident: 8/28/01
Date of Death: 8/28/01
Cause of Death: Firefighter Michael Gorumba collapsed and died of an apparent heart attack while fighting a three-alarm fire at an autobody shop.

Name: Lars Stratte
Age: 45
Rank: Contract Pilot
Status: Career
City: Sacramento, CA
Date of Incident: 8/27/01
Date of Death: 8/27/01
Cause of Death: Pilot Lars Stratte was flying an airtanker that collided mid-air with another airtanker piloted by Larry Groff. Both pilots died as a result of the collision.

Name: Larry Groff
Age: 55
Rank: Contract Pilot
Status: Career
City: Sacramento, CA
Date of Incident: 8/27/01
Date of Death: 8/27/01
Cause of Death: Pilot Larry Groff was flying an airtanker that collided mid-air with another airtanker piloted by Lars Stratte. Both pilots died as a result of the collision.

Name: Stephen A. Petrusik
Age: 52
Rank: Firefighter
Status: Volunteer
City: Lansdowne, MD
Date of Incident: 8/21/01
Date of Death: 8/21/01
Cause of Death: Firefighter Petrusik reported to his station for routine duties. He collapsed in his truck on the apron of the station and was treated and transported to the hospital. He died at the hospital of a cause still to be determined (probable heart attack).

Name: Robert Hazlett
Age: 52
Rank: Firefighter
Status: Volunteer
City: Odell, OR
Date of Incident: 8/19/01
Date of Death: 8/19/01
Cause of Death: Firefighter Hazlett died from injuries received when the water tender fire apparatus he was returning to the station after being serviced had the front right tire blowout. The apparatus left the roadway and struck a tree head-on.

Name: Richard D. Shoaf, Jr.
Age: 43
Rank: Firefighter/EMT
Status: Volunteer
City: Swarthmore, PA
Date of Incident: 8/18/01
Date of Death: 8/18/01
Cause of Death: Cause of Death: Firefighter/EMT Shoaf was responding to a medical emergency in the Borough of Swarthmore when he became ill and collapsed while at the station of an apparent heart attack.

Name: James Pelton
Age: 58
Rank: Fire Chief
Status: Career
City: Mason, MI
Date of Incident: 8/10/01
Date of Death: 8/10/01
Cause of Death: Fire Chief James Pelton died from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident while in route to a meeting.

Name: Ralph "Warren" Blackmar
Age: 66
Rank: Firefighter
Status: Volunteer
City: Foster, RI
Date of Incident: 8/1/01
Date of Death: 8/1/01
Cause of Death: Firefighter Warren Blackmar died from a cause still to be determined, possibly a heart attack, while returning from a structure fire. The fire truck he was driving left the roadway, struck a pole and rolled over.

Name: Lazaro Martinez
Age: 70
Rank: Firefighter
Status: Volunteer
City: Trinidad, CO
Date of Incident: 7/28/01
Date of Death: 7/28/01
Cause of Death: Firefighter Martinez was participating in a live burn exercise in Trinidad with other members of the Fisher's Peak Fire Department and the Trinidad Fire Department. After exiting the burn structure, Firefighter Martinez collapsed for a reason still to be determined and efforts to resuscitate him were unsuccessful.

Name: Kirk Schafer
Age: 36
Rank: Firefighter
Status: Career
City: Kerman, CA
Date of Incident: 7/26/01
Date of Death: 7/27/01
Cause of Death: Firefighter Schafer was filling a new fire truck's tanks with water from a hydrant. A nearby 300-pound pressurized tank, for reasons still to be determined, had a catastrophic failure rocketing into the air and landing on the fire truck Firefighter Schafer was servicing. Debris from the tank or the fire truck struck him in the head. He was transported to the hospital where he passed away the next day never regaining consciousness.

Name: Eddie Dean Mathis
Age: 45
Rank: Lieutenant
Status: Volunteer
City: Dallas, NC
Date of Incident: 7/16/01
Date of Death: 7/16/01
Cause of Death: Lieutenant Mathis was responding to a motor vehicle/pedestrian accident on his privately owned vehicle (motorcycle). While enroute, he was involved in a separate motorvehicle accident where he sustained fatal injuries.

Name: Jeff Chavis
Age: 22
Rank: Firefighter
Status: Career
City: Lexington, SC
Date of Incident: 6/16/01
Date of Death: 7/12/01
Cause of Death: Firefighter Chavis received second and third degree burns to more than 50% of his body on June 16th, 2001, while fighting a fire in a Lake Murray subdivision. He was caught by falling debris in a garage area of one of the two homes destroyed by the fire. Firefighter Chavis succumbed to his injuries late Thursday afternoon, July 12th, 2001, at the Augusta Burn Center.

Names: Crew Chief Tom L. Craven (Age 30), Firefighter Karen L. Fitzpatrick (Age 18), Firefighter Jessica L. Johnson (Age19), and Firefighter Devin A. Weaver (Age 21)
Status: Career/Seasonal
City: Wenatchee, WA
Date of Incident: 07/10/01
Date of Death: 07/10/01
Cause of Death: All wre killed when they were overcome by the Thirty Mile Fire in the Chewuch River Valley, north of Winthrop, WA. The fire rapidly progressed and grew from approximately 5 acres to over 2500 acres within 2 * hours.

Name: Doug Gilbert
Age: 52
Rank: Pilot
Status: Career
City: Coeur d'Alene, ID
Date of Incident: 07/10/01
Date of Death: 07/10/01
Cause of Death: Pilot Doug Gilbert, flying a single engine air tanker and dropping retardant on the north-central Idaho backcountry while battling a 500-acre fire, was killed when, for a cause still to be determined, the aircraft crashed.

Name: Cynthia Verburg
Age: 47
Rank: Firefighter/EMT
Status: Career
City: Clayton, OH
Date of Incident: 07/10/01
Date of Death: 07/10/01
Cause of Death: Blunt trauma from tree in excess of 4000 pounds falling on cab of medic vehicle

Name: Joe Vargason
Age: 69
Rank: Fire-Police
Status: Volunteer
City: Maine, NY
Date of Incident: 06/30/01
Date of Death: 06/30/01
Cause of Death: Fire policeman Vargason was struck and killed by a pickup truck while directing traffic early Saturday morning in support of the fire department's response to a vehicle fire. Vargason was wearing an orange vest and a yellow helmet as he directed traffic with a flashlight in the middle of Route 26, the main thoroughfare running north and south through the Town of Maine, but the driver of the pickup truck, who has been charged with driving while intoxicated and second-degree vehicular manslaughter, did not see him.

Name: Jeremy Chandler
Age: 27
Rank: Firefighter
Status: Volunteer
City: Moses Lake, WA
Date of Incident: 06/18/01
Date of Death: 06/18/01
Cause of Death: Firefighter Chandler collapsed and died from a cause still to be determined while operating a water tanker fighting a 20-acre brush fire several miles north of Moses Lake.

Name: Brian Fahey, John Downing, and Harry Ford
Age: Fahey 46, Downing 40 and Ford 50
Rank: Firefighters
Status: Career
City: Brooklyn, NY
Date of Incident: 06/17/01
Date of Death: 06/17/01
Cause of Death: Firefighter Brian Fahey was inside a burning hardware store when propane tanks and paint exploded in the basement. He fell through the floor becoming trapped for several hours in the basement where he died. Firefighter John Downing and Firefighter Harry Ford were killed when the facade of the burning building fell down on them. They were venting windows when a blast occurred inside the structure. Both were quickly pulled from beneath the rubble and taken to Elmhurst Hospital where they were pronounced dead.

Name: Carl Cook
Age: 55
Rank: Captain
Status: Career
City: Birmingham, AL
Date of Incident: 06/15/01
Date of Death: 06/15/01
Cause of Death: Captain Cook was completing an annual physical test, which simulates tasks firefighters perform on the fire scene, when he complained of shortness of breath and chest pain. Captain Cook was treated by fellow firefighters at the scene and transported to the hospital where he was pronounced dead from an apparent heart attack a short time later.

Name: Travis Brown
Age: 30
Rank: Volunteer
Status: Career
City: Dearborn, MO
Date of Incident: 06/02/01
Date of Death: 06/02/01
Cause of Death: Firefighter Brown was a passenger riding in fire apparatus (tanker) responding to a mutual aid alarm when the vehicle left the roadway. Firefighter Brown was ejected when the tanker overturned.

Name: Donald "Snuffy" Souza
Age: 64
Rank: Captain
Status: Career
City: Centerville, MA
Date of Incident: 12/23/95
Date of Death: 05/30/01
Cause of Death: Captain Souza received a severe electric shock while working at a structure fire. The injury forced his early retirement due to cardiac complications and eventually his death from the same cause.

Name: Lawrence Webb
Age: 37
Rank: Firefighter
Status: Career
City: Newark, NJ
Date of Incident: 05/22/01
Date of Death: 05/22/01
Cause of Death: Firefighter Webb collapsed and died from an apparent heart attack while fighting a fire inside a residential structure.

Name: Willard Christoffer
Age: 54
Rank: Firefighter
Status: Volunteer
City: Springs, Illinois
Date of Incident: 05/14/01
Date of Death: 05/14/01
Cause of Death: Firefighter Christoffer died during a training activity when for reasons unknown he accidentally fell approximately 65 feet down the aerial ladder.

Name: Alberto Tirado
Age: 40
Rank: Firefighter
Status: Career
City: Passaic, NJ
Date of Incident: 05/09/01
Date of Death: 05/09/01
Cause of Death: Firefighter Tirado died when he became trapped on the third floor of a working fire in an apartment building.

Name: James Rupkey
Age: 58
Rank: Lieutenant
Status: Volunteer
City: Troy, MI
Date of Incident: 04/24/01
Date of Death: 04/24/01
Cause of Death: Lieutenant Rupkey collapsed and died from an apparent heart attack while participating in search and rescue training wearing full turnout gear and SCBA.

Name: Brian Reed
Age: 39
Rank: Firefighter
Status: Career
City: Holmes Beach, FL
Date of Incident: 04/10/01
Date of Death: 04/10/01
Cause of Death: Firefighter Reed was standing on a 15-foot extension ladder and was working on a fixture in the apparatus bay. He either lost his balance or was electrocuted by the wiring and fell from the ladder onto a concrete floor, dying a short while later at the hospital from the injuries he sustained.

Name: Richard C. Canouse
Age: 69
Rank: Pike County Firemen's Federation Fire Coordinator
Status: Volunteer
City: Milford, PA
Date of Incident: 04/09/01
Date of Death: 04/09/01
Cause of Death: Died of an apparent heart attack upon arrival of what had been reported as a possible structure fire in Milford.

Name: Anthony Murdick
Age: 25
Rank: Assistant Chief
Status: Volunteer
City: Butler, PA
Date of Incident: 04/08/01
Date of Death: 04/08/01
Cause of Death: Drowned while trying to reach the trapped body of a kayaker in Slippery Rock Creek at McConnell's Mill State Park.

Name: Scott Wilson
Age: 25
Rank: Firefighter/Paramedic
Status: Volunteer
City: Butler, PA
Date of Incident: 04/08/01
Date of Death: 04/08/01
Cause of Death: Drowned while trying to reach the trapped body of a kayaker in Slippery Rock Creek at McConnell's Mill State Park.

Name: Brian S. Richter
Age: 34
Rank: Firefighter
Status: Volunteer
City: Pottsville, AR
Date of Incident: 04/08/01
Date of Death: 04/08/01
Cause of Death: Firefighter Richter was answering an alarm for a structure fire. While enroute to the station, he lost control of his privately owned vehicle. The POV overturned and he died as a result of injuries sustained.

Name: Dale Simpson
Age: 38
Rank: Firefighter
Status: Volunteer
City: Clear Lake, IA
Date of Incident: 04/02/01
Date of Death: 04/02/01
Cause of Death: Firefighter Simpson died of an undetermined cause shortly after leaving the station. Prior to leaving the station, he had been stowing equipment after returning from working a small fire in a shed/outbuilding.

Name: Nancy Roberts
Age: 38
Rank: Firefighter
Status: Volunteer
City: Willow Creek, CA
Date of Incident: 03/31/01
Date of Death: 03/31/01
Cause of Death: Firefighter Roberts drowned while practicing whitewater skills with another firefighter on the South River (CA).

Name: Arthur C. Griffiths Sr.
Age: 65
Rank: Captain of Fire Police
Status: Volunteer
City: Cambria, PA
Date of Incident: 03/25/01
Date of Death: 03/25/01
Cause of Death: Captain Griffiths had been working in the fire station kitchen for 3 1/2 hrs., when he left to pick up supplies at approximately 13:00 hrs and suffered a heart attack minutes later.

Name: Jim Heenan
Age: 37
Rank: Firefighter
Status: Volunteer
City: Verga, NJ
Date of Incident: 01/01/01
Date of Death: 03/25/01
Cause of Death: Firefighter Heenan died from injuries sustained while fighting a January 1st, 2001 house fire when a floor collapsed beneath him while he was searching for victims in the West Deptford, NJ residence. The dispatch information had originally included reports of entrapment, but it was later discovered that the two-story structure was empty. Firefighter Heenan was trapped in the basement under debris for about 20 minutes. He suffered burns to 74 percent of his body and had been through several surgeries before he finally passed away March 25th.

Name: E. Frank Whitby
Age: 39
Rank: Firefighter
Status: Volunteer
City: Osceola, MO
Date of Incident: 03/18/01
Date of Death: 03/18/01
Cause of Death: Died of burns and smoke inhalation when he became trapped inside a residence after a flashover.

Name: J. David Mullaney
Age: 36
Rank: Firefighter
Status: Volunteer
City: Osceola, MO
Date of Incident: 03/18/01
Date of Death: 03/18/01
Cause of Death: Died of burns and smoke inhalation when he became trapped inside a residence after a flashover.

Name: Jay Shaffer
Age: 47
Rank: Captain
Status: Volunteer
City: Larkspur, CO
Date of Incident: 03/17/01
Date of Death: 03/17/01
Cause of Death: Shaffer was completing his 3-mile pack test to become certified to fight wildfires in 2001 when he died of an apparent heart attack.

Name: Robert J. Winner
Age: 54
Rank: Firefighter
Status: Volunteer
City: Pittsburgh, PA
Date of Incident: 03/16/01
Date of Death: 03/16/01
Cause of Death: Suffered a heart attack while operating the pumper at a residential fire.

Name: Bret Tarver
Age: 41
Rank: Firefighter
Status: Career
City: Phoenix, AZ
Date of Incident: 03/14/01
Date of Death: 03/14/01
Cause of Death: Died of burns and smoke inhalation when he was overcome by rapid fire progress while working a fire inside of a shopping center supermarket.

Name: Gerald W. Fields
Age: 63
Rank: Firefighter
Status: Career
City: Dallas, TX
Date of Incident: 03/10/01
Date of Death: 03/10/01
Cause of Death: Died of an apparent heart attack while on-duty at the fire station.

Name: William "Doc" Ellison III
Age: 38
Rank: Firefighter
Status: Career
City: Cleves, OH
Date of Incident: 03/08/01
Date of Death: 03/20/01
Cause of Death: Ellison was searching for a victim that was reportedly trapped inside the burning house when the first floor collapsed and he fell into the basement. He was trapped for several minutes. When fire personnel located him using a thermal-imaging camera, he was unconscious and severely burned. He was flown to the hospital by a University Air Care helicopter. He sustained 3rd degree burns to more than half of his body and died as a result of these injuries.

Name: Chris Kobierowski
Age: 41
Rank: Assistant Chief
Status: Volunteer
City: Delta Junction, AK
Date of Incident: 03/06/01
Date of Death: 03/06/01
Cause of Death: Died from injuries sustained in a traffic accident while responding to a structure fire.

Name: Dana R. Johnson
Age: 46
Rank: Assistant Chief
Status: Volunteer
City: Grantsburg, WI
Date of Incident: 02/25/01
Date of Death: 02/26/01
Cause of Death: Died from injuries sustained while fighting a fire at a restaurant and one of the walls collapsed on him and another firefighter.

Name: Lloyd E. Curtis
Age: 75
Rank: Firefighter
Status: Volunteer
City: Vestal, NY
Date of Incident: 02/19/01
Date of Death: 02/19/01
Cause of Death: Firefighter Curtis collapsed from an apparent heart attack while riding inside a fire vehicle and responding to an activated fire alarm at a nursing home. He died in the hospital a short time later.

Name: Donald L. Nester
Age: 56
Rank: Chief Engineer
Status: Volunteer
City: Douglassville, PA
Date of Incident: 02/18/01
Date of Death: 02/19/01
Cause of Death: Died from injuries he sustained from a fall down a flight of steps while working at the firehouse.

Name: Barry Wollman
Age: 53
Rank: Firefighter
Status: Career
City: Storrs Mansfield, CT
Date of Incident: 02/18/01
Date of Death: 02/18/01
Cause of Death: Died of an apparent heart attack while parking a vehicle in the bay within minutes of returning to the station from a fire at a nearby mall.

Name: Clint Talley
Age: 27
Rank: Lieutenant
Status: Volunteer
City: Ashton, IL
Date of Incident: 02/17/01
Date of Death: 02/17/01
Cause of Death: Trapped and killed while fighting a fire in the basement of a ranch style house.

Name: Mike McKean
Age: 32
Rank: Firefighter
Status: Volunteer
City: Ashton, IL
Date of Incident: 12/17/01
Date of Death: 12/17/01
Cause of Death: Trapped and killed while fighting a fire in the basement of a ranch style house.

Name: James Isberner
Age: 60
Rank: Firefighter
Status: Volunteer
City: Montello, WI
Date of Incident: 02/12/01
Date of Death: 02/19/01
Cause of Death: Firefighter Isberner died from an apparent heart attack while assisting with a hoseline on the exterior of a residential structure fire.

Name: Matthew Smith
Age: 33
Rank: Firefighter
Status: Career
City: Redwood City, CA
Date of Incident: 02/05/01
Date of Death: 02/05/01
Cause of Death: Firefighter Smith suffered an apparent heart attack while on duty at the end of the physical fitness period.

Name: Johnny McKinley
Age: 54
Rank: Firefighter
Status: Volunteer
City: Pine Hill, AL
Date of Incident: 01/25/01
Date of Death: 01/25/01
Cause of Death: Collapsed and died from an apparent heart attack while working a structure fire set by an arsonist.

Name: Cecil Smith
Age: 76
Rank: Firefighter
Status: Volunteer
City: Meredith, NH
Date of Incident: 01/27/01
Date of Death: 01/28/01
Cause of Death: died from injuries sustained in a traffic accident involving his POV while responding to a reported structure fire.

Name: James Henry "Big Jim" Haigler
Age: 44
Rank: Driver / Operator
Status: Career
City: Sanford, NC
Date of Incident: 01/19/01
Date of Death: 01/19/01
Cause of Death: After working a 24-hr shift, firefighter Haigler returned home and within 4 hours collapsed and died of an apparent heart attack.

Name: Christopher Towne
Age: 52
Rank: Lieutenant
Status: Career
City:Detroit, MI
Date of Incident: 01/18/01
Date of Death: 01/18/01
Cause of Death: Lieutenant Towne died while on duty in the sleeping quarters of the station of a cause still to be determined.

Name: Donald L. Franklin
Age: 42
Rank: Firefighter
Status: Career
City: Brooklyn, NY
Date of Incident: 01/13/01
Date of Death: 01/13/01
Cause of Death: Collapsed and died from a cause still to be determined, possible heart attack, while working at the scene of a burning apartment building.

Name: William L. Thompson
Age: 21
Rank: Firefighter
Status: Volunteer
City: Hillsboro, KY
Date of Incident: 01/12/01
Date of Death: 01/12/01
Cause of Death: While operating a fire tanker in response to a grass fire, lost control of the vehicle which left the roadway striking a utility pole and overturning.

Name: Andrew White
Age: 27
Rank: Lieutenant
Status: Volunteer
City: Franklin, PA
Date of Incident: 01/11/01
Date of Death: 01/11/01
Cause of Death: Lieutenant White became trapped and was killed when fire conditions quickly deteriorated in a trailer house fire.

Name: Gilmore W. "Butch" Stitley III
Age: 54
Rank: Firefighter
Status: Volunteer
City: Frederick, MD
Date of Incident: 01/10/01
Date of Death: 01/10/01
Cause of Death: Collapsed and died of an apparent heart attach while putting on turnout gear at the scene of a mulch pile fire.

Name: Rick Buongiorne
Age: 48
Rank: Firefighter
Status: Volunteer
City: Kendall, NY
Date of Incident: 01/09/01
Date of Death: 01/10/01
Cause of Death: Died from injuries sustained when he was struck by a vehicle while directing traffic at the scene of an accident.

Name: Gregg J. McLoughlin
Age: 39
Rank: Firefighter
Status: Career
City: Brooklyn, NY
Date of Incident: 01/04/01
Date of Death: 01/04/01
Cause of Death: Suffered a cardiac arrest at his firehouse.

Name: Betty King Dennis
Age: 54
Rank: Member/EMT
Status: Career
City: Louisburg, NC
Date of Incident: 01/03/01
Date of Death: 01/03/01
Cause of Death: Struck and killed by a vehicle while she was at the scene of an accident directing traffic.