In Memoriam

Firefighter Line-of-Duty Deaths Robin Broxterman Colerain Township Fire Department April 4, 2008 Dennise M. Leslie Coal City, Indiana, Fire Department July 2, 2007 Racheal M. Wilson Baltimore Fire Department February 9, 2007 Alison Greene San Francisco Fire Department December 28, 2006 Constanza Cid Cáceres Contulmo Fire Brigade, Chile November 20, 2006 Lillie May Patten Monica Lee Zajanc U.S.D.A. Forest Service, Payette National Forest, Idaho August 13, 2006 Dana MacCrimmon Carbondale, Illinois, Fire Department August 11, 2006 Rose Woodbridge Hanover Township, Ohio, Fire Department July 28, 2006 Aletha Faye Nixon Asbury, Alabama, Volunteer Fire Department July 26, 2006 Rebecca Helwig Country Fire Authority, Victoria, Australia February 17, 2006 Amy Schnearle-Pennywitt Ann Arbor, Michigan January 13, 2006 Chelsea Lyn Garvin South Baldwin Search & Rescue, Alabama December 15, 2005 Valeree Claude Pine Top Fire Department, Arizona June 24, 2005 Sally Renee Clark Pleasant Ridge Volunteer Fire Department, Mississippi April 18, 2005 Ellen Emes Schlegel Contra Costa, California December 19, 2004 Eva Schicke California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection September 12, 2004 Jaime L. Foster Los Angeles City Fire Department, California August 14, 2004 Barbara Bordenkircher Wickliffe Rural Fire Department, Kentucky August 10, 2004 Connie C. Bornman Middle River Volunteer Rescue Company, Maryland May 17, 2004 Terri Eiland Franklin Creek - Forts Lake, Mississippi, Fire Department March 21, 2004 Lt. Brenda Cowan Lexington-Fayette County, Kentucky, Fire Department February 13, 2004 Dixie Speckelberg Lovilla Fire & Rescue, Hamilton, Iowa December 18, 2003 Anndee Huber Newcastle, Wyoming, Fire Department May 22, 2003 Sheryl Barber-Fankhauser Department of Sustainability and Environment; Victoria, Australia, February 26, 2003 Melinda Ohler San Francisco Fire Department January 13, 2003 April Hopkin Goulais River Fire Department in Ontario, Canada October 20, 2002 Cassandra Powell McLeansville, North Carolina, Fire Department September 23, 2002 Heather Jane DePaolo U.S. Forest Service, Redding, California July 28, 2002 Retha Mae Shirley Grayback Forestry, Inc., La Grande, OR June 21, 2002 Bridgett Nicole Autry Herring, North Carolina, Volunteer Fire Department June 13, 2002 Edna Faye Bishop Bon Secour, Alabama Fire & Rescue Department April 7, 2002 Joan Spear Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation March 18, 2002 Debra Sinard White Pine Volunteer Fire Department December 12, 2001 Linda Hernandez Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, Florida September 18, 2001 Cynthia Verburg Clayton Fire Department July 10, 2001 Karen L. FitzPatrick Jessica L. Johnson U.S. Forest Service, Washington July 10, 2001 Nancy Roberts Willow Creek, California, Volunteer Fire Department March 31, 2001 Betty King Dennis Centerville, North Carolina, Fire and Rescue Association January 3, 2001 Gail VanAuken Overisel, Michigan, Fire Department November 2, 2000 Lisa A. Farrow Engelhard, North Carolina, Fire & Rescue Department August 9, 2000 Claire Dean Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service June 8, 2000 Kimberly Smith Houston Fire Department February 14, 2000 Karen Jane Savage Junction City Volunteer Fire Department October 17, 1999 Terri Hood McCulloch Volunteer Fire Department September 15, 1999 Paula Bennett Carriere Volunteer Fire Department, Mississippi April 16, 1998 Kathy (Kay) Mayfield Crooksville Fire Department, Ohio October 26, 1997 Laura Halsey Stroh Volunteer Fire Department, Indiana December 21, 1996 Martha A. Bice West Etowah Volunteer Fire Department; Altoona, Alabama November 8, 1996 Donna Thoemmes Chloride Volunteer Fire Department, Arizona July 25, 1996 Michelle Fay Smith U.S. Forest Service Hotshots; Globe, Arizona June 9, 1996 Fleur Lombard Avon Fire Brigade, England February 4, 1996 Michelle Ramsaroop Trinidad and Tobago September 17, 1995 Lisa Netsch Aero Union Corporation; Chico, California June 22, 1995 June Fitzpatrick Rocky Point Fire District, New York June 16, 1995 Dania Stivers North Pulaski Fire Rescue; Jacksonville, Arkansas May 12, 1995 Judith L. Luster-Stauss Castella Volunteer Fire Department, California April 17, 1995 Patricia Conroy Pittsburgh Fire Department, Pennsylvania February 14, 1995 Lisa Batten Gilmer County EMS and Fire Department, Georgia February 13, 1995 Ernestine Garcia Willard Fire Department, New Mexico February 2, 1995 Mary Jo Brown U.S. Forest Service, Gainesville, Georgia November 20, 1994 Kathi Beck Tami Bickett Terri Ann Hagen Bonnie Jean Holtby U.S. Forest Service Hotshots; Prineville, Oregon July 6, 1994 Ann F. Sheppard Venus Volunteer Fire Department, Florida February 20, 1994 Marilyn K. Williams Keystone Volunteer Fire Department; Sand Springs, Oklahoma February 1, 1994 Sylvie Sarrey Volx Centre de Secours, Alpes de Haute Provence, France May 13, 1993 Rebecca Ann LeClaire Brazos County Precinct 4 Volunteer Fire Department; Bryan, Texas December 1, 1992 Heather Dzioba Milwaukee Fire Department, Wisconsin September 1, 1992 Julie Ann Young U.S. Forest Service, Boise, Idaho July 30, 1992 Christine J. Pennington Ester Fire Department, Alaska June 15, 1991 Jennifer L. Kibbey Hilliard Township/Centerburg Volunteer Fire Department, Ohio April 6, 1991 Lydia A. Sexton Spillway Fire Department; Azle, Texas October 24, 1990 Toni J. Godsil Grand Coulee Fire Department, Washington August 6, 1990 Sandra J. Bachman Arizona Department of Corrections June 26, 1990 Ingrid M. Sowle Port Washington Fire Department Medic Company February 19, 1990 Jeanette Dozier Snohomish County Fire Protection Distrct #14, Washington January 16, 1989 Cheryl Old Horn Deputee Hardin Volunteer Fire Department, Montana August 10, 1988 Barbara (Doris) Hale Harmony Volunteer Fire Department; San Antonio, Texas March 18, 1988 Marsha Baczynski Milford Fire Department, Michigan October 25, 1987 Helen Burke Central Florida Fire Academy; Orlando, Florida October 1, 1987 Faye Bolton Gap of the Mountain Volunteer Fire Department; Clanton, Alabama March 23, 1987 Maggie M. Durham Searchlight Fire Department, Nevada January 23, 1987 Winona Lee Crum Walkersville Volunteer Fire Department, Maryland January 1, 1987 Katherine M. Hippensteel New Oxford Volunteer Fire Company, Pennsylvania December 18, 1985 Debra R. Swanson Dalbo Fire Department, Minnesota November 18, 1985 Mary L. Francis Crow Valley Rural Fire Department, Oregon January 1, 1985 Barbara Ann Booth Oregon Department of Forestry July 9, 1984 Patricia Beran Crofton Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, Nebraska July 8, 1984 Mary (Molly) Matthews Seattle Fire Department January 13, 1984 Lisa Long Seattle Fire Department July 7, 1983 Sherry K. Garner Indian Ford Volunteer Fire Department, Bessemer, Alabama November 1981 Rhoda Ashcroft Hilda Dupree Doris Lay Lilian Baker Alice Gifford Beatrice Long Joan Bartlett Hilda Hall Josephine Miller Dorothy Carrington Elsie Hawtin Violet Pengelly Pearl Chitty Ruby Howard Winifred Peters Marjorie Davies Frances Huxley Queenie Pickett Hilda Day Daisy Kerley Sybil Laura Young Doreen Duncan Joan Kidd Auxiliary Fire Service, Great Britain 1940-1945 Other Deaths Kim Weitzel B.C. Ambulance Service May 17, 2006 Amanda Beck Lehi, Utah, Fire Department February 17, 2006 Kendra Dickerson Lebanon Fire Division, Ohio January 7, 2005 Molly O Ahlgren Sitka Fire Department November 30, 2004 Anne Friend iWOMEN member, Los Angeles September 15, 2004 Katherine Malone Metropolitan Ambulance Service Trust, Kansas/Missouri April 3, 2004 Barbara Poppo New York City Fire Department EMS January 22, 2003 Yamel Merino EMT, MetroCare Ambulance, New York City September 11, 2001 Linore T. Simmond New York City Fire Department (retired) May 24, 2001 Rita Mackovicka Lincoln Fire Department February 22, 2001 Kim Paswaters Campbellsport, Wisconsin, Volunteer Fire Department January 6, 2001 Jennifer L. LaFene North Central EMS, Bellevue, Ohio November 7, 2000 A memorial roster of EMS personnel who have died in the line of duty -- approximately a quarter of whom are women -- can be found at www.nemsms.org.