A Virginia firefighter/EMT-I was killed earlier this month in a single-vehicle crash.
Richlands Fire-Rescue Firefighter/EMT-I Jacob "Jake" Kincaid, 37, was returning from a mandatory clinical class on Feb. 3 when the wreck occurred. He was pronounced dead at the scene, the USFA reported Tuesday.
He had been with the department for five years.
Kincaid was the eighth firefighter in 2025 to die while serving their communities.
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Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues.
