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  • Delaware Firefighter Revived at Blaze

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    Posted: July 6th, 2010

    A Seaford firefighter went into cardiac arrest on the Fourth of July at a blaze in Dewey Beach while assisting with fireworks coverage, according to WGMD Radio. The firefighter, described as a man around 60 years old, collapsed and an ambulance was...


  • Man Gets Life in Death of Delaware FF

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    Posted: March 11th, 2010

    WILMINGTON, Del. -- A paraplegic who struck and killed Delaware City Firefighter/Paramedic Michelle Smith was sentenced to life in prison plus 26 years today, according to The News Journal.Smith was tending to an injured motorcyclist on Dec. 20, 2008 when...


  • Murder Conviction Allowed in Del. LODD

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    Posted: November 20th, 2009

    A Delaware Superior Court judge ruled this morning that Paramedic Michelle Smith was acting as a firefighter when she was killed by a driver while tending to an injured man on the side of a highway late last year, according to The News Journal. The...


  • Commentary: Remembering Michelle Smith

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    Posted: July 31st, 2009

    A new Delaware law was created to address EMS personnel who are struck, injured, and killed on the highways of the First State.


  • NVFC Mourns Loss of Longtime Advocate

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    Posted: July 20th, 2009

    The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) has reported the death of one of their founding members and longtime board members, E. James Monihan.