#LODD 10/25/2026 Incident:10/21/2026 Firefighter:Greg Witt(35) Rutland-Dundee Fire Protection District, in Kane County- Illinois. After suffering a medical emergency during training at the station, he later passed away. #RIPBrother

#LODD 10/14/2026 Kaitlyn "KK" Gallagher(24) USDA Forest Service, Kisatchie National Forest- Pineville, Louisiana. #BrokenCreekFire. While operating with another FF in a UTV she died from injuries after a tree struck the vehicle. #RIPSister

#LODD 10/8/2026 Incident:10/5/2026 FF/PM: Charles J."Chuck" Jones(52) Council Bluffs FD,Iowa. After responding to a residential structure fire and assisting with extrication of an occupant from the home,he later went on a medical call where he suffered a stroke. #RIPBrother

#LODD 10/11/2026 Rick Joseph Fuentes(26) Buckholts VFD,Texas. While responding to a grass fire in apparatus, he died from injuries after a single vehicle accident when the apparatus left the roadway and rolled over. #RIPBrother

#LODD 9/29/2026 Incident: 6/23/2016 Asst. Chief: Richard Alan "Bubba" Wright(48).Eagle Rock Vol. Fire and Rescue(VA) While assisting with rescue efforts during extreme flooding he was swept away, he suffered a traumatic brain injury, 10 years died from the injuries; #RIPBrother

#LODD 10/8/2026 Andrew Brokes(24) Durham Fire Department, North Carolina. While operating inside a structure fire on the first floor searching for victims, he died from injuries from a partial roof collapse which also caused the 2nd floor to collapse. #RIPBrother

#LODD ***10-9-2017*** #NeverForget Jason Keith Hensley(40) Triple Community FD(NC) while on scene directing traffic, and assisting with a tree in the roadway at night, FF Hensley was struck by a DWI driver. #6728 #RIPBrother

#LODD 9/20/2026 Pilot:Greg King(56) Pilot:Ryan Cutter(46) U.S. Forest Service, Payette National Forest/ McCall, Idaho. (Wildland Contract) While conducting bucket drops over the #DomeFire in Yosemite National Forest both pilots died in a helicopter crash. #RIPBrothers

#LODD 9/21/2026 Junior FF: Bryce Kaufmann(17) Dobler Hose & Ladder Company Girad,Pennsylvania. While answering an emergency call on an E-bike, he failed to stop for a stop sign, he struck a vehicle and was ejected from the bike and passed away from injuries. #RIPBrother

#LODD 9/4/2026 Incident:8/21/2026 Eric Handlin(53) Odessa Fire Rescue, Texas. After responding to several calls, he was found unconscious in the station restroom after he didn't report to the apparatus floor for another call, cause of death was a stroke; #RIPBrother

#LODD ***9-11-2001*** #NeverForget 343 heroes that made the ultimate sacrifice.. #SomeGaveAll #RestInPeace

#LODD 9/7/2026 Joe Flake(66) Wellston Fire Department. Wellston, Oklahoma. While working at a 260 acres wildfire he suffered a medical emergency; #RIPBrother

#LODD 9/5/2026 Incident:9/4/2026 Eric Phillips(44) Raymond Fire Department, New Hampshire. FF Phillips suffered a medical emergency while on a call, despite lifesaving efforts he passed away at the hospital; #RIPBrother

To date, there have been 59 firefighters who have died In the Line of Duty in 2026 reported by the @usfire #RIP #SomeGaveAll #NeverForget

#LODD 8/23/2026 Camp Crewmember: Randy Lupe(62) U.S. Wildland Fire Service- Arizona( Phoenix, Arizona. While working the #FrijolesFire in northern New Mexico, he passed away after suffering a medical emergency; #RIPBrother

#LODD 8/11/2026 FF: Leslie R. Washington(41) U.S. Wildland Fire Service, Fort Wainwright, Alaska. While responding to the #BearTrapFire in Minnesota he suffered a medical emergency. #RIPBrother

#LODD 7/12/2026 Wildland Contract Pilot: Nicholas Dale(56) Helicopter Express, Chamblee,(GA) While conducting firefighting operations on the Gold Mountain Fire his helicopter crashed in the Silver Jack Reservoir in Gunnison County, Colorado; #RIPBrother

#LODD 7/20/2026 Chief: Steve E. Woehrle(65) Piseco VFD, New York. While responding to an accident involving jet skis, he suffered a cardiovascular event, he was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced deceased. #RIPBrother

#LODD 8/21/2026 Firefighter: Robert Hughes(49) Meaux-Nunez VFD,Louisiana. While responding to an MVA in his SUV, the vehicle left the roadway while in a curve and struck a ditch he died from injuries after he was ejected, he was not wearing a seatbelt; #RIPBrother