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

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