Firefighter Michael Todd Bishop

Mar 11, 2019 | Fire

Inmate Firefighter Utah Department of Corrections Utah Age: 27 Year of Death: 2000 Michael Todd Bishop‚ 27‚ inmate firefighter‚ Utah Department of Corrections‚ died on August 23‚ 2000‚ when he was struck by lightning while fighting a wildfire. He was a member of the...

Police Chief James R. McGowan III (RET)

Mar 7, 2019 | EMT/Paramedic, Fire, Police

Retired Downingtown Police Chief James R. McGowan III, who died Monday, is remembered for sharing advice and sincerely caring for those he served in the community and those who worked alongside him. Downingtown Mayor Josh Maxwell was 25 when he was elected into office...

Lt. Anthony Jovic

Feb 22, 2019 | Fire

Anthony Jovic‚ 39‚ lieutenant‚ FDNY‚ Ladder 34. On September 11‚ the 12-year FDNY veteran Jovic was assigned to Engine 279 in Brooklyn. He was studying for the captain’s exam‚ which he planned to take in October 2001. Jovic‚ father of two‚ enjoyed miniature golf‚...

Firefighter Ben Miller

Feb 16, 2019 | Fire

May 20, 2018 At the age of 98, Jo Miller remembers as well as ever the last time she saw her late husband and fishing buddy suited up for work. It was three decades ago — 1988, the year Ben Miller retired from a career with the Santa Rosa Fire Department that he’d...

Battalion Chief Jordon Petersen

Feb 11, 2019 | Fire

As Jordon has often said, it’s easier for a firefighter to learn and understand psychology than it is for a psychologist to learn and understand firefighters.  This stance has made Jordon a strong influence in the health and wellness of first responders. In hopes of...

Firefighter Joe Manganaro

Feb 8, 2019 | EMT/Paramedic, Fire, Marines

When off duty fire fighter Joe Manganaro boarded a cross-country flight this summer he never expected to save someone’s life. But that’s just what happened, and this week the Boston Celtics honored Manganaro of South Boston as a “Hero Among...