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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Dispatchers tried to focus and calm students calling from the scene of the fiery collision with a Fed-Ex truck
Evacuation orders came too late for many now trapped on the ship; with more than still 270 missing, the death toll is expected to rise
She was on the call for 13 minutes, saying her husband was hallucinating and asking her to shoot him
A ferry carrying high school students sank off the coast; rescuers fear the death toll could rise drastically despite a frantic, hours-long rescue
Lt. Kellene Davis’ retirement was approved before she could face punishment after a man suffered a heart attack and died across the street from a firehouse
“You just have to stay calm and be a steady voice, and just talk to them about things other than what naturally is going on,” she said
Investigators haven’t found evidence confirming a witness’ claim that the truck was on fire before it crossed the median and collided with the bus, killing 10
Police say the estranged husband was cleaning out the garage when he made the grisly discovery
The man accused of killing three people is a well-known white supremacist and former Ku Klux Klan leader
Neighbors described a horrific scene where victims on fire were screaming for help
A paramedic scooped up the toddler and ran to an ambulance during the horrific scene; he died of a gunshot wound to the chest
The high school students were on a college tour; some escaped through a window before the bus burst into flames, and responders set up a triage scene for at least 36 injured
She her baby were among the few pulled from the rubble alive: “I held onto that baby like it was the only purpose that I had,” she said. “I did not let that baby go for one second”
The driver jumped a curb and smashed through a wall and into the building; one injured is in critical condition and five others are serious
It’s fine if you don’t want to respond when not working, just don’t advertise what you do for a living
They were on their lunch break when a restaurant worker had a fatal asthma attack; a judge dismissed the case because the unconscious woman did not request medical attention for herself
Investigators are confident the fire was unintentional, but they have not decided whether anyone will face charges
Family members expressed outrage over the department’s handling of the issue, including holding a closed-door review of the officer on duty
Lisa Zemack, 61, is accused of running a stop sign and hitting an ambulance, killing the patient inside
The 45-year-old struck an overhang while on top of the train car; he was pronounced dead on the scene from severe head trauma
Donovan Alden, 32, was struck head-on by a car that crossed the double yellow lines, then rear-ended by another car
A series of chain-reaction accidents involving three semi-trucks and 11 passenger vehicles left one woman dead and another in critical condition
Officials said they believe the fierce flames may have severed the fallen heroes’ fire hose as they struggled to battle the raging blaze
The part-time EMT swerved into the oncoming lane to pass a car, then swerved back and struck a Jeep Cherokee, killing a 21-year-old who had been out to dinner with his family
Lt. Edward J. Walsh had nearly 30 years on the job; Firefighter Michael R. Kennedy was a six-year veteran
In radio conversations, firefighters were heard asking for more water and being ordered out of the building as the 9-alarm fire tore through a brownstone
The driver of a white sedan who did not stop was arrested after swerving into the party bus’s lane; the two collided and the bus struck a guardrail and overturned
Firefighter Edwin “Jeff” Wentzel, a 35-year veteran of the department, was struck and killed by a train searching for a missing woman