Sparks Fire Chief Frank Hobson lost his life on August 15, 1948, in a fire that consumed multiple buildings on Lake Street in Reno, Nevada. Frank Hobson was killed when the front wall of the building he was in collapsed. Firefighter Earl Platt, who was working alongside Frank, also lost his life. One hundred people… View Article

Firefighter Earl B. Platt was killed on August 15, 1948, in a fire that broke out in several buildings set to be demolished on Lake Street in Reno, Nevada. He was believed to have accompanied Sparks Fire Chief Frank Hobson into one the burning buildings. Fire Chief Frank Hobson also lost his life to this… View Article

Engineer-Paramedic, Ray Mecham, 44, died from occupational cancer on March 11, 2003. He was born April 2, 1958, in Mountain Home, Idaho, the second of six kids. He moved a lot as a child because his dad was in the Air Force. He met his wife, Jan, in Fairborn, Ohio, at the age of 14… View Article

Captain Bob Marsh of the Cal-Nev-Ari Volunteer Fire Department did not let retirement or his 78 years hold him back from serving his community. Squad 1-84 was supposed to be a four-member squad. However, Bob served as captain, engineer, firefighter, and CPR-certified first responder, keeping the squad at his home and close to the highway… View Article