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?
Lisa Sillins, 55, was crossing the street to the employee parking lot when she was struck by a driver reportedly under the influence
Bruce Lang, a 30-year EMT and fire training officer, died after the vehicle he was driving broke through the ice during the rescue attempt
Memorial Hospital of Carbon County EMT Tyeler Harris died from fatal injuries after being hit by a tractor trailer while assisting patients at a crash scene
Remembering the service and the selflessness of those lost this year
Another Carbon County EMT was injured Wednesday on scene, and the firefighter had been trying to help rescue a man who fell through ice
The Rio Dell Fire Department was delayed in responding to some 60 calls because its garage doors were off the hinges and had to be pried open
One person in the car died, and the other was transported in critical condition
Captain Walker L. Hill spent his whole career with the Baton Rouge Fire Department
The aircraft with three people aboard went missing Thursday night off the coast of Maui
Police say 22 passengers were injured and required transport
A fundraiser has been set up for the family of Charles D. Swank, an Army veteran who had five children
Dozens of people were injured across the South; some were transported to hospitals
10 years later, we continue to grieve, reflect on the power of resilience, and appreciate our first responders
Greensboro responders are grappling with the tragedy, and the fire department deployed its peer-support team to the scene
But House and Senate members may work together to alter the legislation prompted by a Cleveland firefighter’s death
Mental health experts are issuing advice to coworkers and family members about the warning signs of someone struggling with the deaths
“Numerous maydays were given,” a trooper said, before Firefighter Marvin Gruber and First Assistant Chief Zachary Paris of the Community Fire Company were transported
The report, compiled by the fire department’s internal Board of Inquiry, addresses the Jan. 24 rowhouse fire in which three city firefighters were killed
Ohio House members added an amendment requiring a minimum 5-year prison sentence when the victim is a firefighter or EMS provider
All public safety agencies will be located in one location for better communication; HPD’s police chief will have the authority to reject security plans
EMS providers resuscitated Saddle Brook Fire Captain Basil Pizzuto at the scene and transported him to a hospital, where his condition worsened
The 46-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene
Because a tiny amount of fentanyl can lead to a fatal overdose, officials have warned users about fake prescription drugs, saying “one pill can kill”
Nick Theofilis worked for both Penn Hills EMS and White Oak EMS
“The critically injured patient I had just attended to, was my ... only child,” Jayme Erickson wrote. “Her injures were so horrific I did not even recognize her”
Chesapeake police believe “less than 10" people have died, after officers sent rescue and tactical teams inside to render aid
Employees and shoppers were rendering aid when first responders arrived; EMS providers transported 16 people to hospitals
Hingham Fire Chief Steve Murphy said multiple patients were transported, and fire crews were evaluating the structural stability of the building
Central EMS EMT Gina Ayres, 57, was driving the ambulance in a turn lane with its lights and siren activated
The man resisted when the officer tried to get him out of the road, and the paramedic helped the officer get the man under control
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