As first responders, we understand the risks we take every day we report to duty. This memorial page honors all Indiana EMS personnel who have made the ultimate sacrifice while in the line of duty, receiving the EMS Star of Life designation. Each has left his or her own mark on Indiana emergency medical services, and they will be missed.
- 2020s
2023
Michael Wilcox - Starke County EMS - 8/5/23
Kyle T. Osgood - Farmland Volunteer Fire Department - 5/25/23
Kurt Mathews - Delaware County EMS - 5/4/23
2022
Joshua Paul Ramirez - Pike Township Fire Department (Marion County) - 10/14/22
Richard "Hank" Potter - Wayne Township Fire Department (Marion County) - 5/10/22
Mark William Rapp - Indianapolis Fire Department - 3/4/22
Bruce W. DeArk - Jeffersonville Fire Department - 2/6/22
Bernard "Bernie" Noll - Southwest Allen County Fire Department - 1/14/22
2021
Gerald A. Brooks - Indianapolis Fire Department - 11/3/21
Mark Gillam - Elwood Fire Department - 10/3/21
Kyle Martincic - White River Township Fire Department - 8/23/21
Brandon Staley - Owen County EMS - 8/8/21
Robert "Rob" Craig - Phoenix Paramedic Solutions - 3/25/21 (active-duty death)
Kelly Lee Mikesell - Morgan County EMS, IU Health-Lifeline - 3/16/21
Martin "Marty" Meyers - Kokomo Fire Department - 3/4/21
2020
Robert "Bob" Cree - Harrison Township VFD - 11/22/20
Scott Gordon - Columbus Regional Hospital - 11/15/20
Matthew Bennett - Indianapolis Fire Department - 11/14/20
John Andrew Schoffstall - Terre Haute Fire Department - 4/12/20
- 2010s
2018
Jeff Holt - Lawrence Fire Department - 4/30/18
Mousa Chaban - Tri-County EMS in Wakarusa - 1/22/18
2014
Gerald "Garry" Hammer - LaGrange County EMS - 2/3/14
2013
Cody Medley - Indianapolis EMS - 2/17/13
Timothy McCormick - Indianapolis EMS - 2/16/13
2011
Charles Black - Superior Ambulance - 8/10/11
2010
Chad Null - Sullivan Fire Department - 12/16/10
David Gundle - Clark County EMS - 12/8/10
Richard Drake - German Township VFD - 11/1/10
William "Bill" Kirby - Henry County EMS - 7/2/10
- 2000s
2008
Vania Abella Shields - Wayne Township Fire Department - 9/25/08
Roger Warren - Air-Evac - 8/31/08
Wade Weston - Air-Evac - 8/31/08
Sandy Pearson - Air-Evac - 8/31/08
Mark Marvel - Seals Ambulance - 7/25/08
David T. Sherfick - Brown Township Fire and Rescue - 2/4/08
2005
Jeremy Rodecap - Middletown EMS - 12/3/05
2003
Randall Phillips
2002
Paul K. Jolliff - Indianapolis Fire Department - 6/14/02
Terry Stinson - Brown Township Fire/Rescue - 6/7/02
2001
Floyd Miller - LaGrange County EMS - 10/25/01
Bradley Maxwell - Pike County EMS - 4/18/01
Marsha Rainey - Pike County EMS - 4/18/01
2000
Robert M. Samanas - Rural Metro Fire Department - 10/31/00
- 1990s
1997
Frank Delano Gilbert - Portage Fire Department - 5/29/97
1996
Laura Auman Halsey - Stroh Volunteer Fire EMS - 12/21/96
Bryan Allred - LaGrange County EMS - 12/21/96
1994
David Henry Barter - West Terre Haute Fire Department - 6/18/94
- 1980s
1988
Dave Edwards - Lawrence Township Fire Department - 2/3/88
1987
Terry Boyle - Linton Township VFD - 5/4/87
Debra Jo Cambridge
1986
David Walls
- 1970s
1977
Greg Cureton
Please let the EMS Division know if there is any person who was left off in error. To submit an EMS first responder for inclusion on this list, or to be recognized another way, please visit the IDHS Special Recognition page.
For more information on the National EMS Memorial and its efforts, visit www.national-ems-memorial.org.