Fatal Incidents
The fatal incidents topic deals with a range of articles, news and exclusives surrounding the unfortunate side of a responders’ job.
Compassion elevates emergency medical care to a ministry of kindness
I know Memphis Fire, and while the inactions of three members should not reflect on the entire FD, we must learn from these fatal errors
“We must never, ever forego the safety of our patients because we are angry, tired, hungry, cold or irritated,” one commenter wrote
HEMSI stated it will not appeal the decision on the 2019 incident
Weekend storms caused destruction, power outages across Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Kentucky
Uvalde families file suit against nearly 100 state police officers following a report that listed “cascading failures” in training, communication, leadership and technology problems
Adair County Health System had set up a triage center at the Greenfield high school after much of town was destroyed
A child is among those killed in the crash in North Tonawanda
Police said the pickup crossed the center line on Highway 20 in Idaho Falls and struck the van
The victim was installing a water pipe in Noblesville when sides of the trench collapsed
A bus carrying farm workers overturned after it collided with a truck in Marion County
The Elyria woman was riding a motorized scooter when she was struck by an ambulance
Lone Peak, is one of the highest peaks in the Wasatch Range towering over Salt Lake City
The investigation determined the Springfield Township assistant chief did not adequately investigate the incident
The bus driver lost control and struck a guardrail on I-95 in Harford County
Investigators determined officers in the ambulance were observers and medics were in charge
Authorities say explosion at Old Bridge sign company was the result of a chemical reaction
Independent pathologist concluded that the bruises on Jameek Lowery’s face, fractures to his fingers were the result of “blunt force trauma”
“I’ve got shots fired and an officer down,” a marshal can be heard saying over police radio. “Multiple rounds are being fired at officers”
Las Cruces police said the driver was trying to park her and stepped on the accelerator instead of the brake
Dodge Center Ambulance personnel responded to a collapse at the Con-Tech plant
A two-year-old boy died after a gust of wind sent the bounce house airborne
Four officers were killed and four others were wounded while trying to capture a man who was wanted for possession of a firearm by an ex-felon
An oversized load fell off a trailer and onto a vehicle in Temple, killing two people
Former paramedic Jeremy Cooper faced up to three years in prison after being found guilty of criminally negligent homicide
Regardless of pushback, providers have a responsibility to put the safety of the patient above all else when on scene
EMT Chastian McWhorter, 26, was killed on April 1 after the ambulance he was in crashed into a semi-truck
Paramedics placed a backboard on the victim and an officer sat on it while they tried to restrain him
The NYPD said the Florida man took out pamphlets espousing conspiracy theories, then doused himself in an accelerant
Deputy Alfredo Flores was one of two burned in a fire inside a mobile shooting range in October
Two children were killed when a suspected drunk driver crashed into the Berlin Township building where the party was hosted
Independent autopsy of Jameek Lowery counters the state’s cause of death due to cardiac arrest while under the influence of bath salts
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