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The 81 Fallen
Just before I created this piece I checked how many firefighters had died in the line of duty in the United States and Canada this year. I'm sad to say it's 81, 78 in USA and 3 in Canada. It's hard to get an accurate number, I decided on 81 after looking at several sights and I went with the most common numbers. Please comment if these figures are not accurate.
This one is for the 81 Fallen and their families who will be spending the holiday season for the first time without them. Stay safe brothers and sisters.
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on December 11, 2015Christopher A. Tindall South Metropolitan Fire Protection District Raymore, Missouri Jan 8, 2015 Franck W. Tremaine Jackson Fire Department Jackson, California Jan 10, 2015 Leslie “Les” W. Fryman Rosendale Volunteer Fire Department Rosendale, Wisconsin Jan 21, 2015 Ronnie W. Peek Garden City Fire Department Garden City, Kansas Jan 22, 2015 Clifford “Cliff” Sanders Caney Volunteer Fire Department Caney, Kansas Jan 29, 2015 Mike “Coop” Cooper Centerville Fire Department Centerville, Iowa Jan 31, 2015 Charlie V. Wallace Montgomery Volunteer Fire Department Montgomery, New York Feb 3, 2015 Kenneth Lehr Medora Community Fire Protection District Medora, Illinois Feb 5, 2015 Garry Rose McMechen Volunteer Fire Department McMechen, West Virginia Feb 6, 2015 Randy Parker Macon-Bibb County Fire Department Macon, Georgia Feb 11, 2015 Kenneth M. Stanton Sandy Springs Fire Department Pendleton, South Carolina Feb 15, 2015 Randy Hiti Rice Lake Fire Department Duluth, Minnesota Feb 18, 2015 Dwight W. Bazile Houston Fire Department Houston, Texas Feb 21, 2015 Edward J. Roddy Somerset Volunteer Fire Department Somerset, Pennsylvania Feb 22, 2015 Jerold “Jerry” Bonner CAL FIRE Sacramento, California Mar 6, 2015 Gallant, Mike Captain Miscouche, Prince Edward Island (PEI) 2015 - May 14 Smyth, Brian Firefighter Columbia Valley, British Columbia (BC) 2015 - March 7 Crawford, William D. Firefighter Toronto, Ontario (ON) 2015 - March 2Jeffrey S. Buck Lawrence Township Volunteer Fire Company #1 - Clearfield County Station #5 Clearfield, Pennsylvania Mar 9, 2015 Billy R. Jarvis Allen Fire Department Allen, Kentucky Mar 10, 2015 John L. Shout Ashland Volunteer Fire Department Ashland, Mississippi Mar 15, 2015 Daryl Gordon Cincinnati Fire Department Cincinnati, Ohio Mar 26, 2015 Barry Van Horn Somerville Fire Department - West End Hose Company #3 Somerville, New Jersey Mar 27, 2015 Steve Cobb United States Forest Service - National Forests in Mississippi Jackson, Mississippi Mar 30, 2015 Brandon Ricks United States Forest Service - National Forests in Mississippi Jackson, Mississippi Mar 30, 2015 John J. Doster Edgely Fire Company #1, Inc. Levittown, Pennsylvania Apr 2, 2015 Steven Ackerman Valley Springs Fire & Rescue Valley Springs, South Dakota Apr 12, 2015 Raymond Araujo CAL FIRE Sacramento, California Apr 13, 2015 Andrew “Andy” Zalme Dakota City Fire Department Dakota City, Nebraska Apr 16, 2015 Curtis E. Nordsick Wrightsville Steam Engine & Hose Company #1 Wrightsville, Pennsylvania Apr 19, 2015 Mike Corn Conway Springs Fire Department Conway Springs, Kansas Apr 27, 2015 Timothy T. Peters Pine Grove Hose, Hook and Ladder Fire Co. No. 1 Pine Grove, Pennsylvania Apr 30, 2015 Christopher M. Blankenship Madison County Fire Department Jackson, Tennessee May 3, 2015 Larry W. Lawhorn Orchard Farm Fire Protection District St. Charles, Missouri May 3, 2015 Ricky Thurman Swainsboro Fire Department Swainsboro, Georgia May 4, 2015 Timothy Gunther Poughkeepsie Fire Department Poughkeepsie, New York May 5, 2015 Dwight Greer Philadelphia Fire Department Philadelphia, Mississippi May 6, 2015 Kevin McRae Washington DC Fire Department Washington, District of Columbia May 6, 2015 David Bourget Phippsburg Fire Department Phippsburg, Maine May 23, 2015 Jason Farley Claremore Fire Department Claremore, Oklahoma May 24, 2015 Terrance M. Pryor Memphis Fire Department Memphis, Tennessee May 25, 2015 Dale J. Wege Pine Lake Volunteer Fire Department Rhinelander, Wisconsin Jun 1, 2015 James “Donnie” D. Keith Mount Zion Fire & Rescue Jasper, Alabama Jun 3, 2015 Thomas. D. Miserendino Beachwood Vol. Fire Company #1 Beachwood, New Jersey Jun 4, 2015 David Knapke Williamsburg Township Emergency Services Williamsburg, Ohio Jun 5, 2015 Ian Haxton Student Conservation Association - Veteran Fire Corps Arlington, Virginia Jun 6, 2015 Wille O. Sensenich North Huntingdon Township Circleville Volunteer Fire Department Station #8 North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania Jun 9, 2015 Terry K. Sonner Boise District Bureau of Land Management Boise, Idaho Jun 10, 2015 Michael P. Miller Green Bay Metro Fire Department Green Bay, Wisconsin Jun 20, 2015 John Whelan Denver Fire Department Denver, Colorado Jul 15, 2015 Tyron Weston Columbia Fire Department Columbia, South Carolina Jul 26, 2015 James A. Hicks North Carolina Air National Guard Fire and Emergency Services Charlotte, North Carolina Jul 27, 2015 David “Dave” Ruhl Big Valley Ranger District of the Modoc National Forest Alturas, California Jul 30, 2015 Michael “Mike” Hallenbeck U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit South Lake Tahoe, California Aug 8, 2015 James “JD” D. Robinson Brasstown Fire Department West Brasstown, North Carolina Aug 14, 2015 Christopher J. Daniels Pine Level Volunteer Fire Department Pine Level, North Carolina Aug 17, 2015 Richard Wheeler Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest Wenatchee, Washington Aug 19, 2015 Andrew Zajac Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest Wenatchee, Washington Aug 19, 2015 Tom Zbyszewski Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest Wenatchee, Washington Aug 19, 2015 Lawrence G. Sesso Sayville Fire Department Sayville, New York Aug 22, 2015 Chris Phillips Locke Township Fire Department Salisbury, North Carolina Aug 27, 2015 Shane Clifton Saint Paul Fire Department Saint Paul, Minnesota Aug 31, 2015 Dennis Rodeman Lansing Fire Department Lansing, Michigan Sep 9, 2015 Daniel E. Hampton Burnet Fire Department Burnet, Texas Sep 18, 2015 Sean M. Benson Paramus Fire Department Paramus, New Jersey Sep 23, 2015 Barry Miller Bergen Fire Department Bergen, New York Sep 23, 2015 Stuart Hardy Burton Fire District Beaufort, South Carolina Sep 24, 2015 Richard L. Crosby Casnovia Township Fire Department Bailey, Michigan Sep 26, 2015 Antonio Smith Memphis Fire Department Memphis, Tennessee Oct 7, 2015 Larry J. Leggio Kansas City (Missouri) Fire Department Kansas City, Missouri Oct 12, 2015 John V. Mesh Kansas City (Missouri) Fire Department Kansas City, Missouri Oct 12, 2015 Charles “Chuck” Horning Townsend Township Fire Department Collins, Ohio Oct 13, 2015 Gerald “Bear” Celecki South Amboy Fire Department South Amboy, New Jersey Oct 14, 2015 Larry O'Neil Lone Camp Fire Department Palo Pinto, Texas Oct 25, 2015 Thomas J. Kolarick Protection Fire Company #1 Keasbey, New Jersey Nov 11, 2015 Vince Smith City of Detroit Fire Department Detroit, Michigan Nov 19, 2015 Walter Szelag City of Detroit Fire Department Detroit, Michigan Nov 20, 2015 Terry “TC” Culver Calvert City Fire Department Calvert City, Kentucky Nov 24, 2015 Scott Carroll City of Oxnard Fire Department Oxnard, California Nov 30, 2015 Mark Zielinski Matteson Fire Department Matteson, Illinois Dec 4, 2015 Zachary C. Clevenger Estill County Fire Department Irvine, Kentucky Dec 5, 2015