"His contributions to our company and community will never be forgotten," Pinewald Pioneer Fire Co. said of Tyler Webb.

The Firefighter Behaviorial Health Alliance has tracked nearly 1,200 firefighter and EMS worker suicides, averaging about 130 a year from 2014 to 2023. In fact, most years, more firefighters die ...

The law also limits firefighter shifts to 42 hours per week Divisions must monitor mental health impacts, including suicide risks, and establish prevention protocols, under the new legislation ...

The change comes in response to troubling trends. Nationally, about 100 firefighters die by suicide each year. Orlando firefighter Jeff Huggins was one of them.