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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An unfinished two-story house in Conroe collapsed on workers, trapping them under piles of lumber
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said the father and teens were going through a relative’s possessions when they found the grenade and the father pulled the pin
Children of the patient killed in the April crash say the EMT failed to maintain control of the ambulance
A 74-year-old patient died after head-on collision involving a Regional Paramedical Services ambulance
Cherlyn Schaefer said she fought to save cinematographer Halyna Hutchins’ life and that the trauma and distress that followed made her leave the profession
LaDamonyon “DeeDee” Hall, 47, died in 2022 after police and EMS providers responding to a reported disturbance handcuffed and transported her
The medical examiner’s office ruled Jesse Reed’s death a “suspected homicide” with “blunt force injuries” listed as a contributing cause of his death
Matthew Madigan was assisting a driver on the shoulder of the road when police say another driver lost control of his vehicle and struck the pair
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Long Beach Police found the abandoned fire ambulance crashed into a telephone pole, less than a half-mile from a deadly fire
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department crewmembers rendered aid before the woman was pronounced dead, police said
Brownsville EMS providers transported several injured people to hospitals
One woman was pronounced dead at the scene; EMS providers transported four people to hospitals
Crews from several agencies responded to Guadalupe Mountains National Park
EMTs responded quickly and transported the girl to a Sarasota hospital
Cheney EMS providers transported the boy to a hospital, where he died
The patient died at the scene, and the Johnson County Ambulance District medic who was in the back suffered lacerations to his head
Charleston County EMS and multiple police departments responded
The hole was very unstable, said Greene County Ambulance Service, which worked with crews from the Eutaw and Tuscaloosa fire departments
Medex EMS providers rendered aid on scene after the rider was ejected from the bike
The National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary report, and the investigation continues
Captain Roy L. Sewell Jr., a former Cub Scout, is fondly remembered as a supporter of the local pack
A 2021 disciplinary letter to Capt. Jeffrey Scott Klein states that the patient, who needed a glucose shot, was handcuffed and put in a prone position
“This has nothing to do with the monetary value of the lawsuit, but everything to do with accountability,” Nichols’ mother said
Sheriff’s deputies were the last people to see the singer alive; they did a welfare check after he was seen huffing an inhalant on an Instagram live video
EMS providers transported several victims; FDNY firefighters searched the site with a robot dog and drones and used a tower ladder to remove a man from the roof
Fort Pierce police officers are investigating the fatal All County Ambulance incident
Abbott firefighters aided Horace Dan Wright, and EMS transported him to a hospital
A total of 18 EMS providers responded, and 25 Louisville Fire crewmembers assisted with treatment, triage and transport
Video evidence from the 2021 scene reportedly captured a provider saying, “She gave her the whole d*** thing . . . She wasn’t supposed to give her that much.”