Tag Archives: Fallen

More days than not, it seems that someone somewhere is posting on social media or sharing an article about it being the anniversary of the death of a firefighter. With the numbers consistently being around 100 firefighters that die in ...

When I first started ModelCityFirefighter.com, I wasn’t sure what would come out of it. I have usually had topics to right about as different events/incidents occur. I feel like things are coming along great here on the site. I am ...

This is the third part of Brian Edwards’ story about competing with the best in the business during his travels across the country. He also outlines his upcoming events that he is scheduled to participate in this year. In the first article, Brian ...

This is the second part of Brian Edwards’ story about setting out on a journey to become a career firefighter. In the first article, Brian talked about starting his diet after realizing he had to become “firefighter fit.” Click here ...

Four years ago tomorrow, the fire service lost one of its best. Johnny Earl Morphew, Jr. was killed on his way to work during the early hours of January 28th, 2009. Morphew was a great asset to emergency services across ...

On January 5th, 1988, I am sure the day started just as any other. The trucks were checked, the station was cleaned, and calls were answered. The one exception to the norm was that the Kingsport Fire Department lost one ...

I’ve been busy over the holidays spending time with my loved ones, but I wanted to finish up the write-up about the last day of my recent trip to New York. We put in two full days of work, and ...

The area of Lindenhurst, located on Long Island, was hit hard during the storm. We started off the morning by helping a Battalion Chief from FDNY on a house that he owns. He fortunately had been able to do a ...

On November 16th, our team along with other volunteers met at the Wyandanch Volunteer Fire Company in New York to unload the donated goods that had been brought with us. These donations came from a number of organizations and individuals ...

On September 12th, 2001, the Charlotte Fire Department received a call from Kara Coakley, sister of firefighter Steven Coakley, requesting assistance locating a flag. She explained to them that she lives in the Charlotte area and had lost her brother ...