Fatal Incidents
The fatal incidents topic deals with a range of articles, news and exclusives surrounding the unfortunate side of a responders’ job.
Designating specific roles and other tips to make the hardest part of the job a bit easier
Is death notification training associated with decreased burnout among EMS professionals?
A structure collapse response is going to be bigger than just your crew, so requesting ample resources early can go a long way as technical rescue teams assemble
Brett Hankison was one of the three officers who entered the EMT’s home on a no-knock warrant when she was killed by police gunfire
The medics reported the shooting after seeing a man walk up to a car and open fire in broad daylight
The dispatcher said what she was seeing on video looked “different,” and she didn’t care if the call made her look like a “snitch”
Two EMS providers were injured and another driver was killed in the head-on crash
The suit alleges a man died after paramedics failed to treat or transport him
A woman was killed and two EMS providers, another driver and a 10-month-old infant were injured in the crash over the weekend
The patient was receiving CPR en route to the hospital when the crash occurred
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
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