Pennsylvania Line Of Duty Death
Even though some may no longer consider it one of the deadliest jobs in America. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has unfortunately recorded a lot of Line Of Duty Deaths in the past 31 years.
Below are the names of Pennsylvania firefighters who have lost their lives in 2012.
The following LODD's are from the U.S. Fire Administration's web site. Names and dates are of those firefighters from Western and some parts of Central Pennsylvania.
1992 - 8
1993 - 8
1994 - 3
1995 - 8
1998 - 6
2002 - 6
2003 - 8
2004 - 16
1986 - 8
1987 - 7
Charles O. Wehlage - Cecil Township - Washington County
Michael R. Rozick - Donora - Washington County
Robert W. Miller - Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire - Allegheny County
Michael G. Macik - Harrison Hills - Allegheny County
John W. Fry - Cresson - Cambria County
Charles B. Danylo - Aliquippa - Beaver County
Calvin A. Beam - Penn Township - Butler County
1989 - 9
1990 - 11
11/29 - John R. Demkosky - 35 - Lackawanna EMS - Lackawanna County - Heart Attack
11/10 - James Gumbert - 63 - North Irwin - Westmoreland County - Heart Attack
08/23 - Douglas Farrington - 44 - Delta-Cardiff - York County - Heart Attack
07/14 - Richard Springman - 20 - Trout Run - Lycoming County - Trauma
07/12 - Charles Hornberger - 60 - Milmont Park - Delaware County - Heart Attack
07/09 - Douglas Smith - 50 - Liberty Hose - Dauphin County - Heart Attack
05/01 - John Palomino - 51 - Scalp Level & Paint - Somerset County - Heart Attack
02/10 - Donald G. Mellott - 62 - Woolrich - Clinton County - Trauma
2009 - 8
2008 - 7
2007 - 9
2006 - 4
2005 - 7
2001 - 7
2000 - 6
1999 - 9
1997 - 12
1996 - 6
1991 - 14
11/10 - Edward N. Steffy - 71 - Rothsville - Lancaster County - Heart Attack
09/25 - Lt. Keith Rankin - 38 - Lancaster Township - Lancaster County - Heart Attack
07/11 - Lt. John Lackovic - 51 - Valley Forge - Chester County - Heart Attack
02/02 - Chief David Flint - Fraklin Township - Erie County - Trauma
01/24 - Captain Walter Sumner - Cranesville - Erie County - Heart Attack
01/18 - Brandon Little - 19 - United Hook & Ladder - Adams County - Vehicle Crash
1981 - 12
1982 - 11
1983 - 11
1984 - 7
1985 - 15
2011 - 3
2010 - 8
12/26 - Clair M. Pierce - 68 - Wellsboro - Tioga County -
12/04 - Gary F. Neidig, Jr. - 36 - Mount Carmel - Northumberland County - Other
11/04 - Robert Stone - 47 - Amity - Berks County - Heart Attack
10/24 - Lt. Roy Westover Jr. - 41 - Westover Borough - Clearfield County - Heart Attack
07/06 - Ryan Wingard - 28 - Strattanville - Clarion County - Overexertion
06/18 - William D. Thompson, Sr. - 66 - Dushore - Sullivan County - Heart Attack
05/20 - Lt. Stephen M. Cospelich - 56 - Philadelphia - Overexertion
02/16 - Albert G. Eberle, Jr. - 74 - Roslyn - Montgomery County - Heart Attack
08/09 - Sean Whitten - 47 - Roscoe - Washington County - Heart Attack
05/23 - Richard Burns - 43 - Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire - Allegheny County - Unknown
04/08 - Mike Crotty - 24 - Lawrence Park Township - Erie County - Equipment Malfunction
03/05 - Brad Holmes - 21 - Pine Township - Mercer County - Burns
02/17 - Jack Lockhart - 69 - Dayton - Armstrong County - Heart Attack
01/07 - Harvey Jordan - 71 - Penn Hills # 1 - Allegheny County - Heart Attack
12/15 - Alphonse V. Germano, Jr. - 60 - Derry - Westmoreland County - Heart Attack
09/15 - Leonard Bailey - 56 - Elizabeth - Allegheny County - Heart Attack
02/04 - Jeremy La Bella - 27 - Washington - Washington County - Structural Collapse
03/12 - Barry R. Levin - 58 - Lawrence Township - Clearfield County - Heart Attack
10/25 - Robert G. Gallardy - 47 - Altoona - Blair County - Burns
08/28 - Michael A. Switala - 50 - Lower Burrell # 3 - Westmoreland County - Drowning
08/25 - Daniel R. Angert - 44 - Petrolia - Butler County - Heart Attack
01/20 - Walter M. Sarnoski - 19 - Sabula - Clearfield County - Vehicle Crash
10/15 - William E. Bierbower - 72 - Fairmont-Hahntown - Westmoreland County - Heart Attack
08/25 - David E. Vinisky - 49 - Raccoon Township - Beaver County - Vehicle Crash
06/23 - Thomas DeAngelis - 40 - Independant Hose - Allegheny County - Heart Attack
06/22 - Kenneth W. Lipyance - 46 - Churchill - Allegheny County - Stroke
03/13 - Charles G. Brace - 55 - Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire - Allegheny County - Structural Collapse
03/13 - Richard A. Stefanikis - 51 - Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire - Allegheny County - Structural Collapse
02/23 - Richard L. Gabrielli - 70 - George G. McMurtry - Westmoreland County - Heart Attack
01/21 - Keith A. Firment - 39 - Marguerite - Westmoreland County - Heart Attack
09/08 - William F. Ramsey - 42 - Connellsville Township - Fayette County - Heart attack
12/07 - Henry J. Wissel - 55 - Heidleberg - Allegheny County - Heart Attack
09/03 - Joseph J. Craft - 33 - Penn Hills # 5 - Allegheny County - Heart Attack
08/17 - William H. Goodrich, Jr. - North Hampton - Allegheny County - Heart Attack
04/27 - John A. Nuber - 56 - Erie - Erie County - Heart Attack
04/08 - Scott B. Wilson - 25 - Unionville - Butler County - Drowning
04/08 - Anthony V. Murdick - 25 - Unionville - Butler County - Drowning
03/16 - Robert J. Winner - 54 - Perrysville - Allegheny County - Heart Attack
11/30 - Ellwood Queen - 67 - Irvona - Clearfield County - Heart Attack
07/02 - Nathan A. Pescatore - 17 - Lloydsville - Westmoreland County - Vehicle Crash
01/17 - Ernest J. Young - 52 - Big Knob - Beaver County - Fall
11/03 - Michael J. Sims, Sr. - 38 - Highland Hose - Allegheny County - Fall
06/17 - Paul F. McGrath - 50 - Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire - Allegheny County - Heart Attack
11/26 - George Hopey, Jr. - 68 - Dravosburg # 1 - Allegheny County - Heart Attack
07/01 - Joseph M. Vagnier - 21 - Monroeville # 4 - Allegheny County - Drowning
07/26 - Kris Sherman - 36 - Sligo - Clarion County - Vehicle Crash.
09/28 - John Fisher - Greensburg - Westmoreland County - Heart Attack
09/06 - George Peters - Elfinwild - Allegheny County - Heart Attack
08/07 - Eric Mangieri - New Kensington - Westmoreland County - Burns
08/05 - William Marks - Munhall # 1 - Allegheny County - Vehicle Crash
02/14 - Patricia Conroy - 43 - Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire - Allegheny County - Asphyxiation
02/14 - Thomas Brooks - 42 - Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire - Allegheny County - Asphyxiation
02/14 - Marc Kolenda - 27 - Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire - Allegheny County - Asphyxiation
Richard A. Hartley - Eastern Derry - Westmoreland County
12/20 - Frank Veri, Jr. - Hilltop Hose - Allegheny County - Structural Collapse
12/20 - Richard A. Frantz - Hilltop Hose - Allegheny County - Structural Collapse
12/20 - David G. Emanuelson - Hilltop Hose - Allegheny County - Structural Collapse
12/20 - Michael J. Cielicki-Burns - Hilltop Hose - Allegheny County - Structural Collapse
Albert R. Smith - Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire - Allegheny County
Mark A. Wunch - Lake Shore - Erie County
Thomas N. Bianconi - Cresson - Cambria County - Vehicle Crash
Robert L. Adams Sr. - Cresson - Cambria County - Vehicle Crash
John J. Slezak - Johnstown - Cambria County
William H. Schell, Sr. - Greenwood Township - Crawford County
Richard W. Roberts - Johnstown - Cambria County
David E. Martino - Ellwood City - Lawrence County
Paul K. Frederick - Ellwood City - Lawrence County
1988 - 17
Park Wagenbach - Solomon Run - Cambria County
Kenneth E. Steel - Altoona - Blair County
Fred Ferraino, Jr. - Kittanning # 6 - Armstrong County
Charles J. Deal - Butler - Butler County
John W. Tuttle - Gallatin-Sunnyside - Westmoreland County
John F. Moore - Cochranton - Crawford County
Carmen A. Lettieri - McKeesport - Allegheny County
Vernon H. Harmon - Valley Inn - Washington County
Jack Greer - Spangler - Cambria County
John J. Durco, Sr. - Salem Township # 2 - Westmoreland County
Robert Binder - Edinboro - Erie County
Joseph Somma - Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire - Allegheny County
Anthony J. Lundy, Sr. - Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire - Allegheny County
John P. Brighenti, Jr. - Straw Pump - Westmoreland County
Leon Morris - Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire - Allegheny County
Richard C. Miller - Menoher Heights - Cambria County
Erik D. Fitzgerald - George C. McMurtry - Westmoreland County
Earl J. Carnahan - Revloc - Cambria County
Patrick L. Bowman - Newburg - Clearfield County
Donald L. Myers - Jefferson
William E. Moss - Avalon - Allegheny County
John G. Heidish, Jr. - Penn Hills # 1 - Allegheny County
Thomas G. Cagni - Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire - Allegheny County
