Name: Sekou Turner
Age: 28
Rank: Firefighter
Status: Career
City: San Leandro, CA
Date of Incident: 05/22/02
Date of Death: 05/22/02
Cause of Death: Firefighter Turner suffered a heart attack while working an EMS incident.

Name: Jeremy Brown
Age: 27
Rank: Firefighter
Status: Volunteer
City: West, Sylvania, GA
Date of Incident: 05/14/02
Date of Death: 0514/02
Cause of Death: Firefighter Brown was responding to a call in his private vehicle when he suffered an apparent heart attack and was involved in a one-car accident.

Name: Joseph Michael Tynan, Jr.
Age: 55
Rank: Firefighter
Status: Career
City: Brookline, MA
Date of Incident: 11/23/82
Date of Death: 05/08/02
Cause of Death: Firefighter Tynan succumbed to complications due to injuries received in the line of duty on November 23, 1982 when he fell from a piece of apparatus while responding to an alarm and sustained a severe head injury.

Name: Thomas W. Kickler
Age: 38
Rank: Firefighter
Status: Volunteer
City: Laurens, SC
Date of Incident: 05/06/02
Date of Death: 05/06/02
Cause of Death: Firefighter Kickler, who also served as Assistant Chief with the Pelham-Batesville Fire Department (Career), died at his home of a massive heart attack a short time after working a doublewide mobile home fire as a volunteer firefighter with the Laurens County FD. While on the fireground, Kickler mentioned that he didn't feel well and thought he might be sick.

Name: Christopher Kangas
Age: 14
Rank: Junior Firefighter
Status: Volunteer
City: Brookhaven, PA
Date of Incident: 05/04/02
Date of Death: 05/05/02
Cause of Death: Junior Firefighter Kangas was responding on his bicycle to a fire incident when he was struck by a vehicle and died from injuries sustained, including head trauma, a few hours later.

Name: Robert "Rob" Morrison
Age: 38
Rank: Captain
Status: Career
City: St. Louis, MO
Date of Incident: 05/03/02
Date of Death: 05/03/02
Cause of Death: Captain Morrison died while trying to rescue a trapped firefighter inside of a burning two-story brick refrigeration company building.

Name: Derek Martin
Age: 38
Rank: Captain
Status: Career
City: St. Louis, MO
Date of Incident: 05/03/02
Date of Death: 05/03/02
Cause of Death: Captain Martin died while trying to rescue a trapped firefighter inside of a burning two-story brick refrigeration company building.

Name: John Nuber
Age: 56
Rank: Firefighter/Driver
Status: Career
City: Erie, PA
Date of Incident: 04/27/02
Date of Death: 04/27/02
Cause of Death: Nuber reported to the fire department for work and was relieved of duty a short while later when he stated that he was feeling ill. Soon after arriving back home he complained about chest pains and EMS was called, however before they arrived Firefighter Nuber had suffered a cardiac arrest and attempts by EMS personnel to revive him were unsuccessful.

Name: William J. Tripp, Jr.
Age: 28
Rank: Firefighter
Status: Volunteer
City: Richford, NY
Date of Incident: 04/13/02
Date of Death: 04/13/02
Cause of Death: Firefighter Tripp died at the Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca after he collapsed at the scene of a motor vehicle accident while laying flares to assist with traffic.

Name: Earl Hemphill
Age: 56
Rank: Chief
Status: Career
City: Russell, KS
Date of Incident: 04/11/02
Date of Death: 04/11/02
Cause of Death: Chief Hemphill was struck and killed at the scene of a motor vehicle accident by a piece of fire apparatus arriving upon the scene.

Name: William "Jackie" Jackson Beard Jr.
Age: 56
Rank: Captain
Status: Career
City: Greensboro, NC
Date of Incident: 04/10/02
Date of Death: 04/10/02
Cause of Death: While participating in a live fire training exercise, Captain Beard collapsed of apparent cardiac arrest.

Name: Kevin Leo Baker
Age: 39
Rank: Rookie Firefighter
Status: Volunteer
City: Crowley, TX
Date of Incident: 04/07/02
Date of Death: 04/07/02
Cause of Death: Firefighter Baker died from an apparent heart attack while assisting at the scene of a gunshot wound transport.

Name: Fred McNeil Johnson
Age: 71
Rank: Firefighter
Status: Volunteer
City: Abingdon, VA
Date of Incident: 03/27/02
Date of Death: 03/27/02
Cause of Death: Firefighter Johnson experienced secondary chest pains and cardiac arrest during a training session.

Name: Allen Frye
Age: 31
Rank: Captain
Status: Volunteer
City: Roslyn Heights, NY
Date of Incident: 03/25/02
Date of Death: 03/25/02
Cause of Death: Firefighter Frye was killed and another firefighter injured at a training drill when a private vehicle crossed through road barriers and struck them as they were stowing equipment.

Name: Joan Spear
Age: 47
Rank: Senior Engine Supervisor
Status: Career
City: Dillon, MT
Date of Incident: 03/18/02
Date of Death: 03/18/02
Cause of Death: Supervisor Spear was participating in fitness training when she collapsed and died from a cause still to be determined.

Name: Clarence Francis Birchmore
Age: 60
Rank: Chief
Status: Volunteer
City: Whiting, VT
Date of Incident: 03/16/02
Date of Death: 03/16/02
Cause of Death: Chief Birchmore was responding to an alarm in his personal vehicle when he suffered a heart attack enroute. His car was found along the side of the road by Vermont State Police who were also responding to the call.

Name: Leo Leon "Lee" Swank
Age: 50
Rank: Lieutenant
Status: Volunteer
City: Bellville, OH
Date of Incident: 03/16/02
Date of Death: 03/16/02
Cause of Death: Lieutenant Swank died from an apparent heart attack while returning to the station from a residential structure chimney fire.

Name: Timothy J. "T.J." Lynch
Age: 28
Rank: Firefighter/Paramedic
Status: Volunteer (Career Firefighter with Fayette Fire Department)
City: Manlius, NY
Date of Incident: 03/07/02
Date of Death: 03/07/02
Cause of Death: Firefighter/Paramedic Ginocchetti and Firefighter/Paramedic Lynch had finished venting the roof of a burning residence on a mutual aid response call whey they were asked to assist in fighting the fire inside the house. As they pulled a line into the residence the kitchen floor collapsed, sending the two firefighters into the basement where they were overcome and died from burns and smoke inhalation.

Name: John "Gino" Ginocchetti
Age: 41
Rank: Firefighter/Paramedic
Status: Career
City: Manlius, NY
Date of Incident: 03/07/02
Date of Death: 03/07/02
Cause of Death: Firefighter/Paramedic Ginocchetti and Firefighter/Paramedic Lynch had finished venting the roof of a burning residence on a mutual aid response call whey they were asked to assist in fighting the fire inside the house. As they pulled a line into the residence the kitchen floor collapsed, sending the two firefighters into the basement where they were overcome and died from burns and smoke inhalation.

Name: Joshua Brandon Earley
Age: 22
Rank: Firefighter
Status: Career
City: Harrisburg, NC
Date of Incident: 03/04/02
Date of Death: 03/04/02
Cause of Death: Firefighter Earley died as a result of burns received at the scene of a structure fire when, while advancing a line into the first floor of the house, the wooden floor gave way and Earley fell into the basement.

Name: Richard Dake
Age: 48
Rank: Firefighter
Status: Volunteer
City: LaGrange, KY
Date of Incident: 03/04/02
Date of Death: 03/04/02
Cause of Death: Firefighter Dake was participating in a training exercise. While returning to the station as the sole occupant/operator of a tanker, he attempted to cross a railroad crossing and was struck on the passenger side by a train, ejecting him from the apparatus. Firefighter Dake was airlifted to the University of Louisville Hospital where he was pronounced dead shortly thereafter.

Name: Shane Murray
Age: 21
Rank: Firefighter
Status: Volunteer
City: Jefferson City, TN
Date of Incident: 03/01/02
Date of Death: 03/01/02
Cause of Death: Firefighter Murray died from injuries received while working a house fire. Circumstances related to the fatality and to several other firefighter injuries incurred at the scene of this incident are pending further investigation.

Name: Ray Ebel
Age: 62
Rank: Cheif
Status: Volunteer
City: Newaygo, MI
Date of Incident: 02/18/02
Date of Death: 02/18/02
Cause of Death: Chief Ebel collapsed at the scene of a house fire from an apparent heart attack and died at the hospital a short time later.

Name: Robert Samuel "Bobby" Nichols, Jr.
Age: 39
Rank: Firefighter
Status: Volunteer
City: Cullman, AL
Date of Incident: 02/13/02
Date of Death: 02/13/02
Cause of Death: While working traffic control and other support duties at the scene of a water-main break, Firefighter Nichols collapsed and died from an apparent heart attack.

Name: Rex Walter
Age: 69
Rank: Firefighter
Status: Volunteer
City: Napanoch, NY
Date of Incident: 02/10/02
Date of Death: 02/10/02
Cause of Death: Firefighter Walter had arrived at the station in response to a chimney fire alarm and while putting on his turnout gear collapsed and died from an apparent heart attack.

Name: Vincent Davis
Age: 42
Rank: Firefighter
Status: Career
City: Detroit, MI
Date of Incident: 02/11/02
Date of Death: 02/11/02
Cause of Death: Firefighter Davis died from injuries sustained at the scene of an unoccupied appartment building fire when a wall of the building collapsed on him and another firefighter.

Name: Steven M. Olander
Age: 39
Rank: Firefighter
Status: Career
City: Detroit, MI
Date of Incident: 01/10/02
Date of Death: 02/08/02
Cause of Death: Firefighter Olander died of complications (aneurysm) stemming from traumatic injuries sustained while working on the fireground of multi-story apartment building fire.

Name: Lewis A. Rickards
Age: 55
Rank: President
Status: Volunteer
City: Lewes, DE
Date of Incident: 02/03/01
Date of Death: 02/03/01
Cause of Death: Killed in a motor vehicle accident while enroute to an executive committee meeting of the Delmarva Volunteer Fireman's Association

Name: Thomas Earl Brooks
Age: 48
Rank: Master Firefighter
Status: Career
City: Lumberton, NC
Date of Incident: 01/31/02
Date of Death: 01/31/02
Cause of Death: Firefighter Brooks had participated in a strenuous physical training activity and 3 calls during his shift. When the shift woke up the next morning, Firefighter Brooks was found lifeless.

Name: Thomas E. Andersen
Age: 48
Rank: Assistant Chief
Status: Career
City: Surfside Beach SC
Date of Incident: 01/27/02
Date of Death: 01/27/02
Cause of Death: Chief Andersen collapsed and died of a cardiac arrest while fighting a two-story condominium fire.

Name: Dustin "Dusty" Schwendeman
Age: 26
Rank: Assistant Chief
Status: Volunteer
City: Surfside Beach SC
Date of Incident: 01/21/02
Date of Death: 01/21/02
Cause of Death: Firefighter Schwendeman was injured and later died when, while responding in his private vehicle to a mutual aid call (house fire), the vehicle left the roadway and overturned several times.

Name: Robert Feeney
Age: 42
Rank: Firefighter
Status: Volunteer
City: Long Branch, NJ
Date of Incident: 01/16/02
Date of Death: 01/16/02
Cause of Death: Firefighter Feeney collapsed and died from a cause still to be determined while connecting a five-inch supply line at a house fire.