NORTHEAST FIRENEWS
2025 HONOR ROLL OF THOSE THAT HAVE PASSED AWAY




2025 WITHIN NEW ENGLAND DEATH NOTICES

Retired Hampton, NH Firefighter Mark Oullette has passed away. He was also Eastern Region IAFF Trustee and past president of the Professional Firefighters of New Hampshire.

Retired, Lawrence Captain David Flemingpassed away on January 30th at the age of 60.

Retired Gloucester, MA Retired Firefighter Dave Lovett passed away.

Retired Andover, MA Lieutenant Michael O’Neill passed away on January 21st.

Snug Harbor, RI retired Captain Hilding T. Munson Jr., 81, passed away on January 17th. CLICK FOR OBITUARY

Retired Newton, MA Alfonso Ferrera passed away on January 20th at the age of 103.

Former Orange, MA Deputy Fire Chief Lloyd A. Taylor, 99, passed away on January 21st.

Retired Worcester, MA Firefighter Mark Stomski has passed away. He retired in 2008, two years after he suffered a serious injury when he was struck by an apparatus door. CLICK FOR ARTICE

Retired Saugus, MA Fire Chief George W. Parrott, III passed away at the age of 97. CLICK FOR OBITUARY



2025 OUT OF NEW ENGLAND LINE OF DUTY DEATH NOTICES

U.S. Coast Guard Seaman Bryan Lee, 23, was lost at sea after falling overboard from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche (WMSL-751).

War, WV Deputy Chief Jeffrey Lawson fell ill responding to a fire and passed away at the hospital. CLICK FOR ARTICLE

Kings County, CA Captain Mark Eads, 62, collapsed at a fire and died. CLICK FOR ARTICLE

Big Elm, PA Volunteer Fire Captain Roger Lathrop, 52, passed away after suffering a medical emergency while responding to a fire. CLICK FOR ARTICLE

Elkhart, IN Captain Adam 'Pugsley' Kuspa, 41, was recovering from job related knee surgery when he suffered a massive pulmonary embolism. CLICK FOR ARTICLE

Coweta County, AL Battalion Chief James B. Cauthen, 54, was shot and killed while attempting to assist a motorist that struck a deer. An investigation is ongoing into what led the gunman to open fire. CLICK FOR ARTICLE

Montgomery County, MD Firefighter Christopher J. Higgins, 46, responded from the Burtonsville fire station to a house fire in Laurel where he was stricken. CLICK FOR ARTICLE

Honolulu, HI Firefighter Jeffrey Fiala was killed when a roof collapsed during a building fire. CLICK FOR ARTICLE

Orange County, CA Firefighter Kevin Skinner suffered a heart attack and passed away while working at a Laguna Niguel house fire. CLICK FOR ARTICLE




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