Fatal Incidents
The fatal incidents topic deals with a range of articles, news and exclusives surrounding the unfortunate side of a responders’ job.
Mental health experts are issuing advice to coworkers and family members about the warning signs of someone struggling with the deaths
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In this episode, our co-hosts break down bodycam video from the City of Dallas after a patient died while in police custody during a Dallas Fire-Rescue ambulance transport
Officials in Spartanburg note no foul play or CO poisoning
Three takeaways from the conviction of Aurora Fire Rescue paramedics in the death of Elijah McClain
One patient in critical condition was flown from the crash scene in Lake George to Albany Medical Center
Approximately 45% of the state’s MVA’s had a confirmed or suspected distracted driver
The driver, Michael Avery, had purchased containers and gasoline before crashing outside the Kodiak Center in Rochester
Underfunded, understaffed rural ambulance services are highlighted after a Pickens County patient had to wait over a hour for an ambulance
First responders in Westborough use airbags, cribbing to lift the 53-foot-long box trailer off the victim
A pickup truck in a no-passing zone struck a minivan near Cleburne
Remembering the dedication and selflessness of those who sacrificed their lives in the service of their communities
The Action News 6 helicopter crashed in the Wharton State Forest while returning from an assignment
Thousands from Virginia through New England lost power as heavy rain fell
Prosecutors said the Aurora paramedics did not properly assess McClain and ultimately gave him a significant overdose of ketamine
First responders and technical rescue crews north of Concho worked to recover the rider and their vehicle
Aurora paramedics Jeremy Cooper and Lt. Peter Cichuniec each face criminally negligent homicide and other charges
Students were living inside a mod on Evergreen State College’s Olympia campus
A driver was killed after their car fell from the fourth floor of the Grandview Medical Center parking garage
Investigators focused on pilot errors involving the vortex ring state during the second training flight of the Mercy Flight helicopter
The rollover occurred during training at Camp Pendelton
Oklahoma City firefighters arrived to find the pilot trying to save the passenger trapped in the burning wreckage
The Howard County ambulance was parked with its rear yellow warning lights activated when the car struck the back
Three Greene County officials were charged with tampering with public records
Colorado Solictor General Shannon Stevenson said the Aurora paramedics administered too much ketamine for McClain’s body weight
Springfield EMT Peggy Finley had a $60K bond refunded due to recent legislation
A witness described the scene in Hillsboro as “a real war zone”
A driver is dead after hitting two emergency vehicles at crash scene in Rowan County
Two South Central Ambulance District paramedics were injured after their ambulance was struck by another vehicle
Jury selection begins Monday for Aurora Fire Department paramedics Jeremy Cooper and Lt. Peter Cichuniec
Capt. Jeffrey Scott Klein was in charge of a 2020 medical response that led to the death of a patient who was put in a prone position
Firefighter/paramedic Brian Herr joined the department in March 2023 after relocating to Florida from Chicago
Six people were killed when a semi crashed into a charter bus carrying high school students
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