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This One Is Personal

JEMS Editor-in-Chief A.J. Heightman knew World Trade Center first responder Ryan McCormick when McCormick was an enthusiastic teenager. Read Heightman's memorial to McCormick, who died of cancer Sept. 26.

Posted Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Second Firefighter Dies in Area

Posted Monday, July 28, 2008

The Dirty Dozen

Every line-of-duty death in our profession is heartbreaking. How many go unrecognized? And, perhaps more important, how many could we have prevented?

Posted Saturday, July 26, 2008

Time to Belt Up!: A pledge to protect our own lives

Hunton wasn't wearing a seatbelt while responding to an alarm, and he fell out of the fire truck and died two days later.

Posted Saturday, July 26, 2008

Hundreds at Vigil Honor Slain Fireman

Posted Wednesday, July 23, 2008

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Maplewood Firefighter Shot Dead

Posted Tuesday, July 22, 2008

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Firefighter killed in St. Louis-area standoff

Posted Monday, July 21, 2008

Crash Injuries Claim Eagle Mtn. Nurse

Posted Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Hundreds Attend Funeral For Garrard Paramedic

More than 200 people, including EMT's, firefighters and police officers, attended the funeral of paramedic Chris Hall, who was killed in a car accident on his way home after work.

Posted Thursday, June 26, 2008

2 Die in Delaware Ambulance Crash

Posted Tuesday, June 17, 2008


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