Fatal Incidents
The fatal incidents topic deals with a range of articles, news and exclusives surrounding the unfortunate side of a responders’ job.
Designating specific roles and other tips to make the hardest part of the job a bit easier
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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
Defense lawyers intend to prove that Terri Elmore, who had a BAC of 0.20, was not drunk in a crash that killed a Texas pastor and his wife
Lt. Kellene Davis was placed on administrative leave and it is unclear if she will face disciplinary action
A cop and a nurse stopped to provide medic attention before responders arrived
In his journal he apologized for what he was planning to do, but gave no specifics
Investigators are searching for a motive after Darion Marcus Aguilar, 19, shot and killed two skateboard shop workers before turning the gun on himself
Photos show at least a dozen tractor-trailers jammed together, and there may be more fatalities
The details call into question whether EMTs were forced to wait longer than necessary to attend to TSA Officer Gerardo Hernandez, who died of a gunshot wound
Neighbors say the light slowed people down, and are even angrier now that speed has been determined a factor in a crash that killed off-duty EMT Michael Burke
Surveillance footage clearly shows a Mercedes-Benz running a stop sign and clipping an ambulance, causing it to flip over in a crash that killed a 58-year-old patient and injured a medic
The medic and driver of a sedan that ran a red light were hospitalized; the ambulance was transporting a patient from her dialysis appointment
An 11-year-old girl was also flung from the vehicle and died; their five children were hospitalized after the collision on the way to a party at a rollerskating rink
An 11-year-old girl was thrown from a vehicle, and many of the children injured were not wearing seatbelts
Cameron Mitchell Goins, 47, crashed into a tree during an avalanche preparedness training exercise
The 26-year-old was crossing the street when she was clipped by the mirror of an ambulance, fell, and was hit by a car; four pedestrian deaths in one weekend have led to a push for safer streets
Officials are investigating the explosion, which caused the second and third floors of the manufacturing plant to collapse as rescuers searched for victims in the rubble
Both vehicles were fully engulfed in flames; two were dead at the scene and four others taken to area hospitals
Michael Burke, 23, was off-duty when his Jeep struck an abutment near a railroad bridge and he was killed
Ambulance workers called police after finding the boy face down in the snow in a pool of blood
The storm caused hundreds of car accidents, and those killed include a 4-year-old girl in a rollover and a man found near downed power lines
Two victims died and 22 others suffered a range of injuries
The family’s cousin was arrested and admitted to the slayings
Investigators say Daniel Dupuy, 47, simply watched a fire that started in his kitchen burn; it then spread to four adjoining apartments and killed his upstairs neighbor
First responders flooded the scene as a woman tried to ram through a White House barricade and the car chase ended in gunfire
Rodney Duve, 52, allegedly shot a 39-year-old thief in the head as he tried to leave with a 12-pack
A driver veered into the opposite lane during the Granite State Wheelmen Tri-State Seacoast Century ride
Police blamed the attack on terrorists, who threw grenades and fired automatic weapons
Aaron Alexis has been accused in a shooting rampage that left 12 dead
The woman died after suffering at least one gunshot wound to the head
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