Wenatchee, Washington8/11/2004 Pilot Ward, was killed when the helicopter he was piloting crashed while ferrying firefighting equipment to a small lightning-caused fire located in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area on the Leavenworth Ranger District.
Jaime L. Foster Los Angeles, California8/14/2004 Following extinguishment and as crews were leaving a residential fire, there was a single vehicle accident near the scene which caused traumatic injury to Firefighter Foster. Despite the combined efforts of Firefighters, Paramedics and Hospital Emergency Department personnel, she was declared deceased at a nearby hospital. A detailed investigation into the exact circumstances of the incident is being conducted.
Robert M. Weber, Jr. Beaufort, South Carolina8/16/2004 Collapsed of an unknown cause while on standby duty.
John D. Taylor Philadelphia Fire DepartmentPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania8/20/2004 Captain Taylor and Firefighter Rubio were killed when they became trapped in the basement of a home, where they were fighting a one alarm fire.
Rey Rubio Philadelphia Fire DepartmentPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania8/20/2004 Captain Taylor and Firefighter Rubio were killed when they became trapped in the basement of a home, where they were fighting a one alarm fire.
Benjamin Matthew Lang Bartow, Florida8/23/2004 Firefighter/EMT Lang was killed while assisting with the transport of a patient to the hospital. The ambulance left the road and struck a tree. Firefighter Lang died instantly.
Robert E. Woolf Phillipsburg Fire DepartmentPhillipsburg, Ohio8/25/2004 Firefighter Woolf received fatal injuries while on duty, working at the annual Fire Department Fund Raising event. Firefighter Woolf was sitting on the tailgate of a pickup truck when the support straps broke causing him to fall to the ground and strike his head on the pavement.
David Edward Vinisky Aliquippa, Pennsylvania8/25/2004 Firefighter Vinisky died of injuries he received when he was struck by a fire engine at the fire department.
Cordell W. French Towanda Fire DepartmentTowanda, Kansas8/28/2004 Firefighter Cordell died of an apparent heart attack after returning from a fire department drill.
James D. D'Heron New Brunswick Fire Dept.9/3/2004 Deputy Chief D'Heron was the first to respond to a reported fire in a two family dwelling. Upon his arrival, he entered the structure and alerted the residents to the fire. After the approximately 15 occupants evacuated and while Chief D'Heron was still inside the structure, there was some type of explosion or similar event that caused an extremely rapid deterioration of conditions that trapped the Chief and resulted in his death.
Gerald K. ‘Mac’ McGowan Kansas City Fire Department Kansas City, Missouri9/5/2004 Acting Captain McGowan died from injuries sustained when the pumper apparatus he was riding in, enroute to a reported apartment building fire, collided with two vehicles and crashed into a tree.
Steven M. Rosenfeld Salem Volunteer Fire Dept.Culpeper, Virginia9/9/2004Collapsed on Scene of motor vehicle crash.
Richard O'Brien Warren Fire DepartmentWarren, Rhode Island9/10/2004 Firefighter O'Brien had responded to a residential kitchen fire, opened a few windows to let heavy smoke out of the kitchen, then collapsed and died from a cause still to be determined.
Eva M. Schicke Sacramento, California9/12/2004 Firefighter Schicke was part of a seven-person helicopter crew that was dropped into the forest to fight a blaze in the Tuolumne Fire River Canyon from the ground. They were apparently overrun by flames while participating in the initial attack on the fire.
Kevin L. Slain Dixon Rural Fire Prot. DistrictDixon, Illinois9/16/2004
Clinton ‘Clint’ L. Romine Good Springs Vol. Fire Dept.Anderson, Alabama9/17/2004 Firefighter Romine was assisting with tree removal from roads following Hurricane Ivan. Romine was in transit in his POV picking up more equipment when a tree fell on the vehicle killing him.
William Jim Lightbody Paramus Vol. Rescue SquadParamus, New Jersey9/18/2004 Rescue Member Lightbody succumbed to a heart attack while returning from a motor vehicle entrapment call on the Garden State Parkway.
John A. Brenckle Berkeley Hills Fire CompanyPittsburgh, Pennsylvania9/23/2004 Fire Police Captain Brenckle’s leg became infected via an open wound after coming into contact with floodwaters while he was working a two day flood event. Brenckle died several days later after being admitted to the hospital.
William Weborg Ephraim Fire DepartmentEphraim, Wisconsin9/26/2004 Assistant Chief Weborg was paged to respond to a reported boat fire and had arrived at the fire station where he collapsed and died from a cause still to be determined.
Daniel P. Holmes Three Rivers, California10/2/2004 Firefighter Holmes died from injuries received after the top of a 100-foot white fir tree unexpectedly fell and struck him in an area where his firefighting crew, the Arrowhead Hotshots, had intentionally set a fire in Kings Canyon National Park.
Michael ‘Mike’ J. Kilpatrick North Lake, Wisconsin10/7/2004 Assistant Fire Chief Kilpatrick collapsed and died from a cause still to be determined while he was on stand-by at neighboring Stone Bank Fire Department which was out of the station working a five-alarm fire at an unfinished condominium development.
Frederick A. Smith, II Salem Center Vol. Fire Dept.Pleasant Lake, Indiana10/10/2004Fell from a horse and died from head trauma received during a cancer ride for life event where he was acting as a medical first responder.
Steven C. Brack Allentown Volunteer Fire Dept.Allentown, Georgia10/11/2004 Firefighter Brack was responding to a vehicle accident in his privately owned vehicle when it hydroplaned on the wet surface and crashed off the roadway killing him.
Jordan Nonnemaker Amity Fire CompanyDouglassville, Pennsylvania10/15/2004Jordan Nonnemaker and a junior firefighter were running an errand for the department in a vehicle operated by the junior firefighter. The junior firefighter lost control of the vehicle and was struck on the passenger side of the vehicle. Nonnemaker died at the scene as a result of his injuries.
William ‘Bill’ Edward Bierbower Fairmont Hahntown Vol. F. D.Huntingdon, Pennsylvania10/15/2004Firefighter Bierbower died after returning to the station from a mutual aid fire call and while consulting with the individual making the fire incident report, he collapsed and died. The Westmoreland County Coroner has listed the cause of death as Hypertension and ASCVD while responding to an emergency fire call.
Gary A. Titlon Katy Fire DepartmentKaty, Texas10/20/2004 Chief Titlon died of an apparent heart attack in his home shortly after responding to a motor vehicle accident.
Mark Parrish Normandy Fire Protection Dist.Saint Louis County, Missouri10/20/2004 Deputy Chief Parrish died after suffering a cardiac arrest at a firehouse meeting. Wake/Viewing: Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, October 22nd.
Robert D. Heighton Santa Rosa Beach, Florida10/20/2004 Firefighter/Paramedic Heighton was part of an air medical crew responding to an emergency medical call. The mission was aborted due to inclement weather. While returning to base, the helicopter crashed killing him along with the pilot and flight nurse.
Lewis R. McNally Newmanstown Vol. Fire Dept. Newmanstown, Pennsylvania11/1/2004Assistant Fire Chief McNally suffered an apparent heart attack returning to the station after responding to a motor vehicle accident call.
Donald Nathan Carlson Ute Fire DepartmentUte, Iowa11/2/2004 Firefighter Carlson suffered an apparent heart attack while responding to a motor vehicle accident call.
Charles ‘Charlie’ C. Webb Mayking Volunteer Fire Dept.Mayking, Kentucky11/6/2004 Lt. Webb suffered and died from an apparent heart attack while responding to a forest fire new Mayking, Kentucky.
Edward G. Schnauss Morrison Volunteer Fire Dept.Morrison, Missouri11/13/2004 Captain Schnauss died from an apparent heart attack when he was found at the fire station underneath apparatus on which he was working unconscious and not breathing.
H. Donald Kersting Wichita Fire DepartmentWichita, Kansas11/15/2004Cause of Death: Undetermined (pending autopsy)
Chicago Fire DepartmentChicago, Illinois11/17/2004
Jackson "Jack" H. Gerhart Chambersburg Fire DepartmentChambersburg, Pennsylvania12/5/2004 Firefighter Gerhart succumbed to injuries that had occurred on November 30th, 2004 while operating at a structural fire. Preliminary reports are that he fell while stretching a supply line and suffered a severe head injury.
James Larry Rogers Claxton Volunteer Fire Dept.Claxton, Georgia12/13/2004 Chief Rogers was returning to the station after a structure fire when for unknown reasons the rescue apparatus he was operating left the roadway. Soon thereafter and while at the accident scene, Rogers collapsed and died from a cause still to be determined.
Michael R. Dunlap Hydetown Volunteer Fire Dept.Hydetown, Pennsylvania12/14/2004Firefighter Dunlap collapsed at home after responding to numerous fire calls.
William J. Briggs INEEL Fire Department Idaho Falls, Idaho12/14/2004 Captain Briggs died of a heart attack while exercising on 12/14/2004. While on-duty the day before, Captain Briggs complained of physical discomfort he thought to be GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease) after participating in strenuous physical activity: training for the Combat Challenge and the department's physical performance test. He had also answered at least one alarm and an emergency medical / patient care training activity.
Herbert C. Caldwell, III Newberry Township Fire Dept.Etters, Pennsylvania12/17/2004Firefighter Caldwell was responding to a fire call when upon arriving at the fire station he became ill and was taken to the hospital were he died from an apparent heart attack.
Nito R. Guajardo Baytown, Texas12/20/2004 Firefighter Guajardo was part of a search and rescue crew at a working residential fire. Conditions deteriorated inside the house and the crew evacuated. Once outside, Guajardo was discovered missing. After the fire was controlled, he was found in the foyer by firefighters. Despite life saving efforts, he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Theodore A. Myhre, Sr. Bishop Hill Fire DepartmentBishop Hill, Illinois12/21/2004 Firefighter Myhre was helping a fire truck back up at the scene of a motor vehicle accident when he was struck and killed by a pickup truck on a rural Knox County road.
Jason Todd Rowe Elkhorn City Fire DepartmentElkhorn City, Kentucky12/23/2004 Chief Rowe was killed during a training exercise to place snow chains on a fire truck. A wedge to prevent the tires from rolling and to lift the truck loosened and was propelled toward Rowe striking him in the head.
John J. Stoudt Diligence Fire Company #1 Summit Hill, Pennsylvania12/25/2004Firefighter Stoudt, while responding to a mutual aid call, was attempting to climb into the driver's seat of a ladder truck when for an unknown reason he fell from the truck. He was transported to a hospital where he passed away.
Jared Michael Moore Fairmount Township Fire Dept.Basehor, Kansas12/29/2004Firefighter Moore was responding to the scene of a one-car motor vehicle accident when his POV was struck in the rear by a patrol car operated by a Sheriff’s Deputy responding to the same call. Moore was not wearing a seat belt and was fatally injured. There was dense fog at the time of the incident which may have played a role in the incident.
Joseph ‘Joe’ S. Pepe, III Springfield Fire DepartmentSpringfield, New Jersey2004
Donald E. Ward Columbus Division of FireColumbus, Ohio2004
2004 Line Of Duty Deaths
2004 Line Of Duty Deaths SourcesUnited States Fire Administration 16825 S. Seton Ave. Emmitsburg, MD 21727 National Fallen Firefighters Foundation PO Drawer 498 Emmitsburg MD 21727 Prepared by: Joe M. Combs II June 2005
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