Fatal Incidents
The fatal incidents topic deals with a range of articles, news and exclusives surrounding the unfortunate side of a responders’ job.
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
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 fundraiser has been launched to support the Altamahaw-Ossipee Fire Department paramedic and his family
A man opened fire inside the packed bus, killing a 51-year-old woman and wounding several others
The arbitrator said the lieutenant’s firing was unfair because three other medics involved in the incident were only suspended
The woman said the man saved her from bleeding out after a fatal 1986 vehicle crash
Officials said the response to the crash that killed two young children may have been delayed due to confusion over the pond’s location
Witnesses said the ambulance did not have its sirens on, ran a red light and was going nearly 20 miles per hour over the speed limit
Honolulu Paramedic Kaipo Hayashida was one of a group of first responders honored by a local school on Tuesday
According to a memo by the supervisor he claimed harassed him, the medic broke Florida law in five cases, two of which resulted in death
Officials said the man was driving erratically before his vehicle collided with an AMR ambulance, killing him and injuring two crewmembers
Paramedic Michael Bedner, a former colleague of fallen Paramedic Supervisor Matt Smelser, launched the online petition
A trucker driver who stopped to help at the scene said Wamsutter Paramedic Mike Wilder assisted him after he cut his hand
Wamsutter Ambulance Service Paramedic Mike Wilder was at the scene of a fatal car crash when he went into cardiac arrest
A vehicle crossed a median and crashed into the firefighter-paramedics and police officer as they worked a wreck
The family of homicide victim Frank Navaroli III said there was a delay in recognizing and treating the 27-year-old’s gunshot wound
Paramedic Supervisor Matt C. Smelser, 44, was fatally struck by a tractor-trailer shortly after exiting an ambulance
Officials say at least 60 people were hospitalized after the crash involving a passenger bus and multiple other vehicles
Medstar Ambulance EMT James Bloss, 21, died Friday morning in an off-duty crash
Officials are investigating whether incorrect data in the county’s GIS mapping system slowed down the arrival of first responders
Police said the man was attempting to pass an ambulance responding to a call
A coroner said the man may have experienced a medical emergency that caused him to lose control of his vehicle
Paramedics rushed aboard the plane after it returned to the gate but were unable to revive the young girl
A coroner said he believes the pilot most likely had a heart attack while landing the helicopter
Two people, including the suspected shooter, were killed and two others were wounded after the attack at an assisted living complex
A dispatch officer for Medevac Alaska was not aware that two other companies had turned down the flight, the report says
Unrecognized esophageal intubation has occurred in Rhode Island at least 11 times in the last three years, according to a report by The Public’s Radio
The Friday air ambulance crash killed three, including a paramedic and a registered nurse
The Idaho-bound plane carrying passengers between the ages of 7 and 81 crashed shortly after taking off in South Dakota
The report on the Ohio crash that killed three in January said employees felt pressured to take flights despite dangerous weather conditions
AMR Nashua Paramedic Daniel Murphy died from injuries sustained in a crash while on his way home from work
The plane crash that killed a paramedic, a nurse and a pilot in North Dakota is still under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board
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