Fatal Incidents
The fatal incidents topic deals with a range of articles, news and exclusives surrounding the unfortunate side of a responders’ job.
A gut check on the serious business of billing for patients deceased on scene
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
Designating specific roles and other tips to make the hardest part of the job a bit easier
The fire was contained to an upstairs bedroom, where they were found unresponsive; Jon Sheridan had a role on Gov. Chris Christie’s transition team
Graphic footage shows truck driving over the top of a row of cars, then veering off course into a group on onlookers
Five more bodies were found as toxic gases and ash forced rescue workers to halt recovery efforts
Japan’s fire and rescue agency says 32 people are injured, 12 seriously
A tractor-trailer crossed the median and plowed into a Texas college softball team’s bus, killing four team members and injuring more than a dozen
The pedestrian bridge collapsed after the driver of a trash truck struck the overpass and was killed as it crashed onto a freeway
After being fired from a food processing plant, he severed a woman’s head and was attacking another woman before being shot and wounded by the CEO
The explosion occurred when a maintenance crew was cleaning out the storage tank in a remote part of the desert
Shelley Dorrell, 47, was discovered in the driver’s seat of her car; there were no signs of injuries
A car and ambulance collided at an intersection
The crash is under investigation, but an inattentive driver may be the cause
The bus when overturned on an exit ramp; a 19-year-old and his friend stopped to help before responders arrived
Tony Grider, 41, was the most seriously injured of the four firefighters when a high-voltage line arced the aerial set up for an ice-bucket challenge
Michael Howard, 46, was a paramedic for 22 years; he died of a heart attack while responding to a call
He was “pretty rattled” after trying to save a man lying in an intersection as he was driving home from a dentist appointment
Mike Howard was “a joker” who liked to pull harmless pranks, was very dedicated to his job, and was awaiting the arrival of his first grandchild
She said she took her eyes off the road in an ambulance rollover that killed a patient onboard
Michael Howard, 46, was a Leon County paramedic for 22 years; he died on scene
The supply ran out and the family has filed a complaint, saying the 45-minute stop contributed to his death
The twin engine was filled with jet fuel instead of aviation gasoline; a report doesn’t say if this contributed to the crash that killed a paramedic, pilot, nurse and patient on board
The seasoned volunteer rescue squad member died after assisting law enforcement with communications on the scene of a fatal shooting
She was riding bikes with her husband when a strong storm took them by surprise
The jury ruled there was no criminal negligence when an ambulance on a call and a car collided at a red light, killing an 18-year old girl in 2013
A driver traveling the wrong way struck the ambulance, causing it to flip; the boy was driven to the hospital in a police cruiser and died overnight
People tried to dig her out but the sand kept collapsing; police and then medics performed CPR once she was pulled free
She died after “falling under a large vehicle” organizers said in a statement
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