Fatal Incidents
The fatal incidents topic deals with a range of articles, news and exclusives surrounding the unfortunate side of a responders’ job.
It’s fine if you don’t want to respond when not working, just don’t advertise what you do for a living
The hits just keep on coming, as the embattled department sees failure after failure
Festivites turn tragic and medics bear witness
Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue EMT Liliya Zagariya, who was employed by PeaceHealth, was shot inside the medical office by a gunman who then fatally shot himself, police say
Officials say after a gunman shot two paramedics in the ambulance after an argument, one of the paramedics returned fire, killing the gunman
The amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act was championed by the family Army Spc. Nicholas Panipinto, who died last year in a training accident
The NTSB’s report on the Bismarck Air Medical crash that killed the pilot, a paramedic and a nurse states the plane broke up in flight after the pilot failed to maintain control in dark night conditions
The suit stems from the death of a Sacramento man who was treated for low blood sugar while handcuffed in a prone position
An official cause of death is pending for Trace Ambulance EMT Melissa Lamesch and her unborn son, who was due Saturday
A dispatcher sent a fire helicopter that took 18 minutes to arrive instead of a sheriff’s helicopter that was one minute away
The crash in Minnesota killed the pilot and a flight nurse, and seriously injured a flight medic
Alaska NTSB Chief Clint Johnson said the investigation into the crash that killed Pilot Patrick Coyle, Flight Medic Margaret Langston and Flight Nurse Stacie Morse has been “very challenging” and led to many dead ends
The family of the patient who died called the hospital directly after failing to reach a 911 operator due to a rare power distribution unit failure
Police say Odessa Firefighter-EMT Michael Mack was fatally shot by his coworker, Evan Gaw, after the two rented a campground in Colorado together
Rescuers searched through eight collapsed buildings Saturday, pulling survivors from the rubble; 751 emergency vehicles and 20 sniffer dogs have been deployed
The tropical storm made landfall in Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane on Wednesday, leaving three people dead in three different states
The lawsuit claims paramedics cleared the man to be taken to the police station, where he collapsed about an hour later
Two Cincinnati Fire Department members were injured and another driver died after the collision Thursday night
Four victims aged 17-34 were transported to the hospital with serious injuries after the crash
Family members said Maria Davis, wife of Los Angeles Paramedic Greg Davis, died due to a traumatic brain injury suffered when she jumped into the pool
Key takeaways and lessons learned from the 2018 mass shooting event at Mercy Hospital and Medical Center in Chicago
Police said the ambulance was turning into the hospital entrance when the crash occurred
The bill was introduced after reports that first responders took photos at the scene of a helicopter crash that killed nine people, including basketball star Kobe Bryant
First responders described a “dynamic scene” after someone opened fire at a gathering of about 100 motorcycle enthusiasts
The indictment of Brett Hankison, a fired Louisville police officer, is not directly related to the death of Taylor, an ER technician and former Louisville EMT, but pertains to nearby apartments that were struck by bullets
William Paul Faist Volunteer Ambulance Corps 1st Lt. Moshe Herzog, 27, and EMT David Schneebalg, 26, were killed in a collision with a tractor-trailer
A heart attack patient died and eight FDNY members were injured when the ladder truck T-boned the ambulance
Police said paramedics failed to properly assess the patient and should not have let her go to the hospital in a police car
A paramedic, nurse and pilot were killed when their plane broke up in flight over North Dakota
Officials say the ambulance crew began life-saving measures before a second ambulance transported the man
The two street medics said police forced them away from the scene
Odessa dispatchers recounted the Aug. 31, 2019 shooting that killed seven people and injured 25
Tornado warnings were issued in Arkansas and Mississippi after the storm was downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical depression
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