Fatal Incidents
The fatal incidents topic deals with a range of articles, news and exclusives surrounding the unfortunate side of a responders’ job.
Medics on scene commend civilians for their desire to help amid the chaos
As EMTs and paramedics we are trained to do our jobs when our community needs us the most
After suppressing the urge to gather up my children, I refocused my energy towards active shooter preparedness
Activists are calling for the arrests of the officers involved in the fatal shooting of Kentucky EMT and ER Technician Breonna Taylor, who would have turned 27 on Friday
Massive nationwide protests have brought a greater focus to the death of EMT and ER Technician Breonna Taylor
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner has classified Floyd’s death as a homicide, although it differs from the independent autopsy on the exact cause
Police say the man lost control of his car and crashed into an ambulance that was stopped at a red light
Hennepin Healthcare EMS Chief Marty Scheerer said he believes paramedics did everything right but may not have initially known the severity of Floyd’s condition
The Minneapolis Fire Department was called to assist EMS while transporting Floyd after his arrest
A woman who identified herself as a Minneapolis firefighter told officers to check Floyd’s vital signs
Horseshoe Bend Fire Department Capt. Carter Duke, 69, was an Air Force veteran and volunteered at the department for nearly 20 years
The Riley Boatwright Act is named after a middle school football player who died from injuries during a game last year
The NTSB said “inadequate management of safety” led to the crash that killed two flight nurses and the pilot
River Falls Firefighter-EMT Eddie Nicholson, 62, was clearing the speedway after a collision when a bus rolled onto him
EMT Breonna Taylor, 26, who worked as an ER technician for Medical Center Jewish East, was killed in March when police say they were returning fire from her boyfriend
Former EMT Kevin O’Donnell pulled the three passengers from the vehicle after the crash, which killed the driver
Allegiance Mobile Health EMT Asante Contreras, 20, was killed in a head-on crash with a fugitive fleeing police one day before his last paramedic exam
The National Transportation Safety Board released its factual report on the crash that killed a pilot and two crewmembers
Eldon Jamison, 71, of Glenville-Cashiers Rescue Squad, died Tuesday while searching for a hiker who had fallen into the water near Whitewater Falls
Paramedic George Contreras described a family holding a makeshift wake outside his rig and says he has never seen so many deaths in his 30-year career
Coroner’s office officials used dental records to identify South Park Ambulance District Eric Pracht, whose skeletal remains were discovered on a mountain in Colorado
The driver of an SUV was killed and three Louisville Metro EMS employees were injured less than a week after a head-on crash involving the same agency
First responders mourned the loss this week of Camden County Sheriff’s Office 911 Dispatcher Rachel Hodge
Two crewmembers were transported to the hospital with serious injuries after an SUV struck their rig head on
Davidson County Rescue Squad Safety Officer Richard Montgomery went into cardiac arrest while assisting two other agencies on a cardiac arrest call
The fire department report said first responders scrambled to find the collapsed runner on a crowded bridge without adequate maps or information
Officials say the 15-year-old driver of the other vehicle was speeding and now faces charges of manslaughter and assault
The patient was being treated by paramedics when they were shot multiple times
Putnam County Firefighter-EMT Darrell Jennings aided at least 20 injured neighbors after a tornado swept through his community
Care Ambulance Paramedic David Mimm, a 30-year EMS veteran, was killed in an ambulance crash earlier this month
Officials say the dispatcher didn’t initiated an EMS response during or after the eight-minute 911 call despite having the patient’s address
Emergency crews spent hours pulling survivors and bodies from wrecked buildings
Care Ambulance Paramedic David Mimm, 54, was killed and three others were injured in the collision
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