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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A charter bus carrying students was struck by a tractor-trailer in Licking County
Deadly crash near La Pryor calls attention to the debate over high-speed police pursuits
A Victorious Care Ambulance crew and a pickup truck driver were killed in a head-on crash
Fog similar to what contributed to the deadly Oct. pileup led to another crash
Two workers were killed when the 11-story abandoned building collapsed while being prepared for demolition
Martin County Judge Executive Lon Lafferty said they have not had any communication with the second worker in the coal plant collapse
One worker is dead and another trapped in the collapse of an 11-story coal plant in Martin County
A rope rescue system was used to recover the worker inside the Holly Sugar Plant in Tracy
A vehicle collided with a King County Metro bus, sending it into a building in the Belltown neighborhood
A Tacoma Fire Department paramedic disagreed with the medical examiner in the case of three police officers charged in Ellis’ death
Pueblo first responders were dispatched to the Evraz steel mill for a man trapped under a crane
Smoke from wetland fires mixed with fog to create a “super fog,” causing several crashes on I-55 near New Orleans
An FDNY ambulance was struck by an SUV while en route to a hospital
An FDNY ambulance was struck by an SUV while en route to a hospital
Miami Beach officials approved the deployment of 12 firefighters overseas
The midair collision near Salt Lake County Flight Park left the paraglider passenger in critical condition
The group said the term should not be used by members who testify in civil or criminal cases
Four people were killed and two others injured in the Pacific Coast Highway crash
“Just try to wrap your thoughts around having 3, 4, 5, 10 gunshot wound patients thrown at you – at one or two medics with one ambulance.”
Authorities in Long Beach suspect the driver intentionally drove in pedestrians
Officials are investigating the cause of the commercial structure explosion in Bucklin
Emergency services organizations are struggling to meet the escalating needs for medical supplies, equipment and vehicles
Magen David Adom paramedics and EMTs are being targeted as they assist the victims of the terrorist attack
A tractor-trailer driver was killed after a train carrying coal derailed and fell onto a highway near Pueblo
Several EMS departments responded to the head-on collision in Whitley County
Janet Gamblin struggled with COPD and was reportedly denied transport to the hospital during the Christmas blizzard
Buchanan County first responders conducted a search after the farmer’s wife was unable to find him
The Texas Department of State Health Services found the medic did not adhere to protocols and compromised the patient’s condition
DUI charge and other charges against Kevin Tirrel McCorvey were dropped in a deal for a reduced prison sentence
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