Fatal Incidents
The fatal incidents topic deals with a range of articles, news and exclusives surrounding the unfortunate side of a responders’ job.
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A structure collapse response is going to be bigger than just your crew, so requesting ample resources early can go a long way as technical rescue teams assemble
First Capital EMS providers Pierce Ragland and Dan Medford raced to the scene of an officer down call that left three York County detectives dead
Two fire personnel and a driver were injured when a car struck a Fairfax County ambulance, killing a passenger in the car
Gaston County EMS Paramedic Mary Jolly was fatally struck after she stopped to assist at a five-vehicle crash
The families of a pediatrician and a young mother killed when an air ambulance crashed allege the medical transport company and others negligently caused the crash
A small plane headed to Jamaica for hurricane relief went down shortly after takeoff from Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport
Police say the 22-year-old driver was fleeing state troopers when he struck more than a dozen people outside a popular nightlife spot in Tampa
WakeMed Campus Police Officer Roger Smith was fatally shot inside the Garner Healthplex emergency department
The Vanderbilt LifeFlight helicopter with a crew of three crashed in Wilson County
NTSB says airport video shows the left engine falling off during takeoff from UPS Worldport
A UPS cargo plane bound for Honolulu crashed and exploded after takeoff in Louisville, killing at least seven and injuring 11
A fire chief, police officer and race volunteer were killed in two separate incidents at the Hartshorne H-Town Throwdown
A 39-year-old in Brooklyn and a 43-year-old in Manhattan were found dead in flooded basements as downpours inundated streets, swamped subways
Gunfire erupted outside the International Cultural Center during homecoming festivities at Lincoln University
A carpenter fell to his death while working on the Hudson Yards Concrete Casing project, linking Penn Station to new Hudson River rail tunnels
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Eight children were among those injured in the Bladensburg hit-and-run crash
The Finance Committee advanced an $8M payout in the ambulance restraint death and $7.5M to the family of pastors killed during a police chase
Gunfire erupted outside the St Helena Island bar during a packed alumni event before dawn Sunday
Humphreys County churches held vigils for the 16 killed in the Accurate Energetic Systems blast as investigators search the site and conduct controlled detonations
Fire and heavy smoke at Accurate Energetic Systems near Bucksnort forced crews to hold back amid ongoing detonations
One person died after a Polk County Fire Rescue ambulance collided with a vehicle while responding to a call
A 6-year study by the American College of Surgeons found nearly 42% of fatally injured drivers in Montgomery County had blood levels far exceeding state impairment limits, suggesting recent cannabis use before crashes
After a tandem jump in Nashville, a skydiver was rescued from a tree while the instructor was later found dead
In downtown Montgomery, rival gunmen opened fire after the Tuskegee–Morehouse game
EMT Azelyn Arenas found her daughter among five killed in the Lebanon fire, which also took two adults and two other children
Greater Manchester Police say the assailant drove into worshippers, then began stabbing before officers fatally shot him
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