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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His 2-month-old son stopped breathing, and was dead by the time he carried him into the hospital
An attorney for Jamon West’s family alleges firefighters threw West to the ground and put their weight on top of him while he was having a seizure
First responders went through the swarm to aid the patients and protect the surviving victim
West Midlands Ambulance Service EMT Jeremy Daw, 66, had come out of retirement as a former paramedic to assist during the COVID-19 pandemic
Investigators found that I-35W was treated for ice 44 hours before the crash
The FBI said it had previously questioned the gunman, a 19-year-old former employee
Family members say the boy’s twin brother tried to resuscitate him before the ambulance crew arrived
Police said the woman, Nastasia Snape, 23, was found to be in possession of a synthetic drug called T salts
Six Hatzolah ambulance crewmembers were among the injured after the crash in Brooklyn
Hennepin County EMS paramedics and a Minneapolis fire captain described their efforts to resuscitate Floyd
The bill would also bar medics from administering certain drugs to assist law enforcement
First responders performed dozens of swift water rescues following record rainfall in the Nashville area
Army Paramedic Falaq Gaither’s wife Pamela was in labor when the crash brought traffic to a standstill
American Ambulance Service EMT Kyle Ann Bickham, 25, was driving the rig during the head-on crash
St. George Island Firefighter/First Responder Brian Stephen Smith drowned while attempting to rescue two people in August
Two ambulance crewmembers were injured in the crash
Several people were extricated from damaged homes as first responders conducted extensive search and rescue efforts
Shelly LeGere is currently campaigning to have ALS fire apparatus respond to medical calls
The crash occurred outside the patient’s house during a visit through the county’s community paramedicine program
A 21-year-old man has been captured hours after eight people were killed in shootings at three massage parlors
Firefighters struggled to maneuver apparatus and calls were made to deliver sand and kitty litter for the roads
Becky Hedrick described how her husband Delbert became unresponsive as she drove him to the hospital herself
An SUV packed with 25 people pulled in front of an oncoming tractor-trailer on a two-lane highway, killing 13
Choctaw County officials released images of the suspect from a camera inside the rig
MedStar’s Matt Zavadsky and NASEMSO’s Dia Gainor discuss traffic incident management and EMS’s role in multi-agency response after 133 vehicle pileup
Austin EMS Association President Selena Xie posted a letter on social media describing the “humanitarian crisis” she witnessed on the job
The suit claims medics allowed the photo to be taken and that the retired lieutenant posted it online implying the man was a looter during civil unrest
The man’s brother also sustained injuries in the blast
Investigators hired by the city of Aurora, Colo., reported that police did not have a legal basis to stop McClain, and medics failed to properly evaluate him before administering ketamine
The woman’s 8-year-old son called 911 and provided a full address within 71 seconds, according to the suit
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