Honoring 3 Fallen Heroes

Honoring

Police Officer Ray Barrantes

Chowchilla Police Department

EOW: Oct. 3, 2025 | Age: None | Tour: 2 Years

Police Officer Ray Barrantes was killed when his patrol car struck the rear end of a semi-trailer in Madera County at the intersection of State Route 152 and Road 13 at 10:30 P.M. Officer Barrantes was driving his patrol car eastbound on the 152 when a semi-trailer hauling tomatoes southbound on Road 13 crossed the 152. Officer Barrantes’ patrol car collided with the right rear end of the semi-trailer. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The semi-trailer driver was not injured. Officer Barrantes had served with the City of Chowchilla Police Department for nearly two years. He is survived by his wife and three children.

Honoring

Firefighter Isabella Oscarson

Idaho Department of Lands

EOW: Sept. 26, 2025 | Age: 26 | Tour: N/A

Oscarson died after being struck by a falling tree while helping with the U.S. Forest Service’s Tinker Bugs prescribed fire in the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests.

Honoring

Firefighter/Paramedic Brandon Clawson

City of Bristol Fire Department

EOW: Oct. 1, 2025 | Age: 40 | Tour: 20 Years

Brandon Clawson passed away unexpectedly from a medical emergency. He was employed as a Paramedic/Firefighter with the City of Bristol Fire Department. He had been a paramedic for 20 years and was a lifetime member of the Carters Valley Volunteer Fire Department and The Church Hill Rescue Squad.

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This information is supplied by the Officer Down Memorial Page (www.odmp.org) and the U.S. Fire Administration (www.apps.usfa.fema.gov).

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