Rancho Santa Fe Fire Protection District and Rancho Santa Fe Professional Firefighters, Local 4349 are saddened to announce the loss of one of their own. Fire Captain W. Chris Mertz, 54, passed away on January 20, 2021 from complications of … Read More
Herald Fire Protection District is saddened to announce the loss of one of their own. Retired Herald Assistant Fire Chief Joseph Grubba passed away on January 13, 2021 after a battle with job-related cancer. A member of Herald Fire Protection District … Read More
Rancho Santa Fe Professional Firefighters Local 4349 and Rancho Santa Fe Fire Protection District are saddened to announce the loss of one of their own. Fire Captain Dale E. Mosby took his own life on November 16, 2020 after a long battle with work … Read More
Oakland Local 55 and Oakland Fire Department are saddened to announce the loss of one of their own. Assistant Chief Sean Laffan, passed on November 16, 2020 at the age of 42 from prolonged cardiac arrest. Brother Laffan began his career with Oakland Fire Department in … Read More
“We saw how he was fighting the fire, sleeping on the ground, and getting up and fighting fires again, and eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches,” Rems-Smario said. “Several firefighters lost their own homes this year, too.” The Deaf Ladies … Read More