{"id":11394,"date":"2026-10-10T09:52:22","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T13:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/?p=11394"},"modified":"2026-10-13T09:44:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T13:44:19","slug":"andrew-brokes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/andrew-brokes\/","title":{"rendered":"Durham Firefighter Andrew Brokes Killed in Line of Duty"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On Thursday, October 8, 2026, Durham firefighter Andrew J. Brokes was killed after a roof collapse while he was inside the structure. He was 24 years old and had been a member of the department since May 5, 2025. He was assigned to Tower 5 at Station 13.<\/p>\n

Said an official statement from the Durham Fire Department this afternoon, Firefighter Brokes was searching for victims inside the structure when he was killed.<\/p>\n

Two other firefighters were injured, but have not been identified. They were transported to Duke Medical Center, and both have been treated and are expected to make full recoveries.<\/p>\n

Funeral Arrangements – Added October 11<\/strong><\/p>\n

The arrangements as announced by the Durham Fire Department:<\/p>\n

Visitation – Friday, October 16 – 4:00 pm. to 7:00 p.m.
\nFuneral – Saturday, October 17 – 4:00 p.m.<\/p>\n

The Lamb’s Chapel Hill
\n3539 Alamance Road
\nBurlington, NC 27215<\/p>\n

His obituary<\/a> is pending.<\/p>\n

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Tributes to Andrew – Added October 11<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Shown are ABC11 video screengrabs of the Swepsonville Fire Department in Alamance County. Brokes started his fire service career at Swepsonville in February 2022 and continued to work as an active, part-time member. Source story<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Official Statements<\/strong><\/p>\n

Read the statement from DFD, via Facebook posting<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Read the posting from NC State Bureau of Investigation, which is leading the investigation, via Facebook posting<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Incident Details<\/strong><\/p>\n

From radio traffic, the call was dispatched about 3:18 a.m. as a structure fire at 410 Marly Street for FD20 SAF1 R1 E13 TWR5 E3 L3 E17 Q8 SQ1 BC4 BC1. Ops 1. The location was just north of Highway 70 and near Miami Boulevard.<\/p>\n

Engine 13 was first to arrive at about 3:22 a.m. They reported a \u201csingle story\u2026 looks like a commercial converted to a residential home.\u201d < The structure had two stories, the arriving firefighters later learned.<\/p>\n

Engine 13 continued, noting \u201cheavy fire and reported heavy fire through the Bravo side. Communications, go ahead and fill the box.\u201d One minute later, the box was filled with additional units. < The automated dispatch did not list those units and instead said \u201crefer to MDT.\u201d<\/p>\n

More details from radio traffic:<\/p>\n