LODD News
Click on the links below for training and information to reduce the number of line of duty death of emergency responders.
Click here to download the Current LODD Stats
NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation Reports for "Motor Vehicle - Struck-by" Incidents
-
Prince George's, Maryland Police Officer Killed by Suspected Thieves
A Prince George's County police officer was killed on Friday June 27, 2008 when he was struck by a vehicle driven by suspected car thieves in Laurel, and a massive search was underway at an apartment complex several blocks away. Authorties identified the slain officer as 39-year-old Richard Findley, a 10-year veteran of the force and a longtime vounteer firefighter in Beltsville.
-
N.C. Firefighter and Deputy Struck and Killed
The Onslow County Sheriff's Department has identified the deputy and firefighter killed after they were struck by a tractor-trailer on U.S. 17 this morning. Gene Thomas with the Verona Fire Department and Deputy Steve Boehm with the Onslow County Sheriff's Department died after a northbound truck struck them as the two men responded to a traffic accident.