George Harris, 51, a member of the Virginia City Volunteer Fire Department, died July 30, 1935, in a fire at the Comstock. George, prominent Comstock resident and owner of the Virginia City Garage, was overtaken by the fire as it raged up the hillside three miles from Virginia City. He had driven his truck out… View Article

William Harnedy, a 10-year veteran firefighter/paramedic of the North Las Vegas Fire Department, lost his battle with a rare form of kidney cancer on December 11, 2003, at the age of 40. William fought for state legislation designed to help firefighters who suffer as a result of on-the-job exposure to carcinogens. He joined the North… View Article

Chief Ralph Hawcroft of the Reno Fire Department was killed in a traffic accident while responding to a fire at 549 Bell Street in Reno on November 12, 1928. Ralph was the head of the Reno Fire Department for almost 18 years. Ralph was driving his vehicle to the site of the fire when it… View Article

Firefighter John Ivins, 23, of Carson City and a Nevada Division of Forestry firefighter, was killed July 5, 1976, in a helicopter crash transporting firefighters to a large wildfire blaze in Northern Nevada. The pilot was also killed, and three others were injured – one of whom also passed away later.