Fatal Incidents
The fatal incidents topic deals with a range of articles, news and exclusives surrounding the unfortunate side of a responders’ job.
Ginger Locke wants to send a collage of support to FDNY EMT Yadira Arroyo’s partner Monique Williams
FDNY EMT Yadira Arroyo, 44, a mother of five and 14-year veteran, was killed in the line of duty by an ambulance hijacker
How can we begin to mourn, make sense of and learn from the tragic line-of-duty death of EMT Yadira Arroyo?
Police Chief Michael Sack said fast actions by a security guard, along with police officers who “ran to the gunfire” helped end the shooting before more people were killed or hurt
Dallas Fire-Rescue transported the suspect to another hospital
Broward Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Michael B. Kane: “Testing could not empirically establish that the fire station alerting system worked properly at the time”
A Summerville Fire & Rescue Department spokesperson said the crewmember was transported to a hospital, where he passed away
State police said that the deceased person was not in the ambulance and that another person was transported to a hospital
Two others, including a Raleigh Police Department K9 officer, were transported to a hospital
Task forces have spent weeks on hurricane relief efforts such as search and rescue, reconnaissance, needs assessments and evacuations
A bystander saw the Pilcher’s ambulance and got the EMS providers out, but paramedic and retired firefighter Don Parrish did not survive
One person was detained by police, and several people were transported to nearby hospitals, including three who were listed in critical condition
“That man murdered my daughter, and she would be the first one to come to his aid if he needed help,” her father said at the service
Dalhart Volunteer Fire Department Chief Curtis Brown and Firefighter Brendan Torres were returning from a call
In Fort Myers Beach, Task Force 2 members search for survivors street by street
Lincoln Fire & Rescue extricated a woman from the crashed vehicle and transported her to a medical facility where she later died
Lt. Alison Russo-Elling served New York for 25 years and responded to the 9/11 attack at the World Trade Center
Mark A. Blake was a Westport EMS supervisor and served with his son and his brother at the Weston Volunteer Fire Department
“This is black, necrotic tissue destruction,” said UCLA researcher Joseph Friedman
The bystanders pulled the man from his sinking vehicle and started performing CPR, but he later died after being transported to a medical facility
Despite the finding, the 23-year-old massage therapist’s cause of death remains listed as undetermined
Essex County Emergency Services Director Max Thwaits III also served as chief of the Jay VFD and as an EMT for the AuSable Forks Volunteer Ambulance Squad
Crewmembers rushed the child to an ambulance and tried to resuscitate her, but she went into cardiac arrest on the way to a hospital
“Six Minutes to Live or Die” has been re-released in honor of the newspaper’s 40th birthday
A 91-year-old patient died and a 36-year-old paramedic was severely injured when flames engulfed the back of the ambulance in a hospital parking lot
The EMS providers rendered aid, according to the company, which said the incident is under review
Apopka crews typically have two people, but the IAFF recommends at least four
Philadelphia Fire Department paramedics transported Nisha Jaia Renee Dash to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead
“His loss will be felt by many, especially those patients and the community he served,” Cottage Hose Ambulance & Rescue wrote about Edward (Ned) J. Hayes
Cebollero, Dudley and Ludwig discuss honoring the legacy of 9/11
Fire experts said an electrical problem may have caused a spark
Fish and Game called a National Guard helicopter to evacuate the 39-year-old woman, who had been hiking Mount Cabot at the time of the emergency
Heavy fire and smoke caused confusion about who was injured, said LAFD Deputy Chief Richard Fields, who described the extrication and transport timing