Fatal Incidents
The fatal incidents topic deals with a range of articles, news and exclusives surrounding the unfortunate side of a responders’ job.
Remembering the service and the selflessness of those lost this year
10 years later, we continue to grieve, reflect on the power of resilience, and appreciate our first responders
Mental health experts are issuing advice to coworkers and family members about the warning signs of someone struggling with the deaths
City officials adopted a new policy following the death of a patient who fell next to a snowbank
A bomb in a van in the underground parking garage exploded killing six people, injuring over 1,000
The lawsuit states the two EMTs took the ambulance out of service for 29 minutes of the 38-minute total response time
The Rialto firefighters maintained they were strictly adhering to COVID protocols in the 2021 incident
A 7-year-old girl died inside a 4-to-5-foot-deep hole she and her brother were digging at Lauderdale-by-the-Sea beach
The after-action report information from the Boise hangar collapse focuses on rescues, triage and scene safety
Christopher Ward began vomiting, passing out and stopped breathing
An altercation between two groups escalated to gunfire
The driver was killed and five people injured when a car crashed into the ED at St. David’s North Austin Medical Center
A Loudoun County firefighters was killed and two civilians are among the injured after a gas leak, explosion
Avalanche occurred as victims were hiking the main thoroughfare between Anchorage and Seward
Colorado Springs Paramedic Nicholas Fisher tackled Dizmang and placed him in a headlock
Video shows the moment a car crashed into St. David’s North Austin Medical Center ED in Austin
EMT Robert Molesk said he felt intimidated by Erie County deputies when treating Robert A. Metcalf Jr.
First responders in Carthage faced a man trapped in a machine at the Schreiber Foods plant
Milwaukee aldermen are requesting ambulance companies make it a policy to get out of the rig and look for patients
The Phoenix Fire Department is investigating the death of a patient reportedly dropped by firefighters.
Authorities report several people were killed when a plane crashed into a Clearwater mobile home park
Contractor in Boise hangar collapse that killed three had multiple safety violations in the last 10 years
Boise Fire Department Operations Chief Aaron Hummel described the scale of the scene as a “global collapse”
Is it the providers’ responsibility to stay until the patient can be located? If not, how long is long enough?
Curtis Ambulance official defends Milwaukee medics for not getting out of ambulance to look for patient
A pilot was killed and a driver injured when a plane crashed onto a busy intersection in Concord
Officials said the mutual aid system has “repeatedly” pulled Winthrop ambulances into other communities
A man jumped out of the ambulance, assaulted a police officer and refused commands to drop a metal object
Air Evac Lifeteam released the names of the crew killed in a crash after a patient transport
Washington lawmakers follow other states pushing for reform in restraint techniques after the in-custody death of Manuel Ellis
Air Evac Lifeteam operations control center lost contact with the crew late Saturday night
Two adults and a teenager were found outside the car, believed to be electrocuted, during the Portland storm
Victims had left their vehicles after an earlier crash on I-81 in Lackawanna County
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