Fatal Incidents
The fatal incidents topic deals with a range of articles, news and exclusives surrounding the unfortunate side of a responders’ job.
Three takeaways from the conviction of Aurora Fire Rescue paramedics in the death of Elijah McClain
Remembering the dedication and selflessness of those who sacrificed their lives in the service of their communities
“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.”
Portland man was trapped overnight when the equipment to hold the stump failed
Rialto firefighters stated they were following COVID-19 guidelines when they refused to enter as a patient was in cardiac arrest
A section of a crane from a Fort Lauderdale high-rise fell onto a bridge striking two vehicles
The DeLand Police Department said the two slammed into each other resulting in “a hard landing”
Officials say the decline comes even as more people are driving
An argument escalated into gunfire inside a Nashville restaurant
The jury found that Matthew Plote, a former Illinois volunteer firefighter, killed Melissa Lamesch before setting her house on fire
A man died and a woman was injured when their vehicle went off an 80-foot cliff
LAFD USAR members worked to lift the forklift off the worker
The man struck by a Millerburg EMS vehicle was walking in the street at 5:00 a.m.
An infant is in critical condition after the crash near Muni’s West Portal Station
Firefighter Frank Whitt was killed in a crash while en route to escort EMT Drake Adams to a funeral home
The Elliott County firefighter struck a guardrail and went over an embankment after the EMT died in a separate incident
Both vehicles were engulfed in flames when firefighters from the Rushville FD and Schuyler County Fire Protection District arrived at the scene
Columns in the Surfside collapse that killed 98 people did not meet 1980s standards
A Lifeguard Ambulance EMT was ejected after the ambulance they were in hit a guardrail and overturned
Regional agencies cover calls allowing Burnsville officials to focus on the families of the fallen
New proposed standards may require significant action to improve safe practices
The Elijah McClain trial highlighted gaps in medical procedures that experts said must be addressed
Family of a Buffalo man shot during a basketball game believe a 30-minute delay led to death
Burnsville Police Officers Paul Elmstrand, Matthew Ruge and Firefighter/Paramedic Adam Finseth were killed during a domestic violence call
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
