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
The report would likely not address the fire’s cause, but the agency may issue urgent safety recommendations
Fire Chief Pedro Cruz responded to the vehicle crash that killed country singer Kylie Rae Harris and his 16-year-old daughter
A single-engine Beechcraft Sierra plane took off from the runway, had a mechanical issue and turned around in an attempt to land when it crashed
Paramedic Keith Hammes was killed after his vehicle rolled over and went into a ditch
Thomas R. Harrigan was found at his home with a gunshot wound to the stomach and transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead
Only five crewmembers sleeping on the top deck were able to escape by jumping off and taking a small boat to safety
Midland Fire and Rescue Firefighter-EMT Leann Gray passed away from injuries incurred from a vehicle crash with a motorcycle
The dive-boat Conception became fully engulfed in flames as 30 passengers on a recreational scuba diving trip slept below deck
Searchers continued to look for more than two dozen other people who were aboard the vessel Conception, which burned while anchored off Santa Cruz Island
Odessa police spokesman Steve LeSueur said that at least one of the shooting victims remained in life-threatening condition
In 2018, Elizabeth Neal experienced congestive heart failure and an ambulance did not arrive on the scene until an hour after the call went out
One driver was unable to stop and his car went through the fence, injuring several people and killing a female EMT
Grant Langer, 23, served with the Memphis Fire Department for two years
A preliminary investigation suggests that he “may have fallen in the steep and rocky terrain” during his five-day solo hiking trip in the mountains
The lawsuit states that “defendants acted recklessly and with deliberate indifference in failing to protect Kyle Plush, causing him to suffer greatly before his death”
Paramedics Brittany Young and Douglas Ronald Dick II were killed in an ambulance crash after hitting the back of a tractor-trailer
Speaking at the White House on Monday, President Donald Trump condemned the two attacks
The lawsuit alleged that officers used excessive force against Tawon Boyd and that county EMS erred in injecting him with the anti-psychotic medication Haldol
The gunman was killed by police less than a minute after he started shooting
Several victims had to be dug out of a 30-foot-by-25-foot section of the bluff that gave way and dumped rock and sand onto the people below
Organizations are combating overdoses with outpatient treatment, medication-assisted treatment, and inpatient residential treatment
Officials found evidence that a kitchen fire started and was extinguished before firefighters arrived on scene and believe that it was a contributing factor to the house fire
North Memorial Air Care helicopter crash at Minn. regional airport kills pilot and nurse, injures third crew member
The violent and bizarre incident brought to light the inherent inefficiencies of the city’s antiquated 911 emergency call system
Firefighters responding to a gas leak were evacuating people from a building Wednesday morning when it exploded
According to reports by eyewitnesses, the ambulance got caught between the barriers for reasons that are still unclear
Officials said a TLC Ambulance rig was responding to a call with its lights and siren on when an SUV crashed into it before hitting a guide rail
Rescuers began tearing through the rubble of homes in search of survivors of a powerful tornado that rampaged through Alabama and killed at least 23 people
Dozens of responders rushed in to assist after what appeared to be a large tornado struck as part of a powerful storm system raking the Southeast
James Wagner was in the twin-engine plane with pilot in training, Timothy Sheehy, when the plane crashed into a home near Winter Haven Regional Airport