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
Patrick Stein’s family sued the ambulance service and hospital, alleging that the paramedics who transported him were not informed he was a psychiatric patient
Sandy Key, 48, had been recovering from injuries she sustained in a vehicle crash earlier this month when she died in the hospital
The calls offer a chilling glimpse into the moments when the Camp fire arrived at the Butte County’s doorstep
Worcester EMS paramedic Sean Doherty penned the poem “December Mourn” in honor of firefighter Christopher Roy
A court-appointed psychologist found Jose Gonzalez, who is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Yadira Arroyo, unsuitable to stand trial
Nyema Jackson’s family is suing both West Tennessee Healthcare and Deborah Schichtel, who was driving the ambulance at the time of the crash
The EMS provider was responding to a call when the November crash occurred and had been on duty since 8 a.m. the previous date
An investigation into the 2016 fatal shooting of John Ulmschneider found responders were not warned of the possibility of guns on scene
MedFlight flight paramedic Mark Potter, 28, was found dead of an unknown cause
Nicole Van Heel, 34, died of a pulmonary embolism, a complication from a stroke she suffered in June
Hundreds of first responders came to pay their respects to pilot Todd Lasky, nurse Bonnie Cook and paramedic Chris Iverson
Firefighters, paramedics and EMTs, though accustomed to death, need to process grief when losing someone close to them
Joseph Rodriguez, 59, died of lung cancer he contracted from the hours he spent assisting in rescue and recovery efforts at Ground Zero
Bonny Senger and Bismarck Air Medical pilot Todd Lasky were together for five months before he died
The Camp Fire death toll climbed to 81 after the remains of two more people were found, authorities said
Pilot Todd Lasky, paramedic Chris Iverson and nurse Bonnie Cook died when their Metro Area Ambulance plane crashed
The HFPA, which hosts the annual Golden Globe Awards, will donate $300,000 to organizations helping those affected by the wildfires and Thousand Oaks shooting
Derek Boehm said the Native Air crew was on its last flight of the day when the helicopter crashed into a remote part of the Superstition Mountains in 2015
A paramedic, nurse and pilot were onboard the Metro Area Ambulance plane when it crashed on its way to assist in a patient transport
As the scope of a deadly Northern California wildfire set in, the sheriff said more than 450 people had now been assigned to comb through the charred remains
Westmoreland County EMS Chief Jeff Beasley was suspended after a whistleblower highlighted several violations that occurred before the crash
Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea said he has requested 100 National Guard troops to help with the search for human remains
Search and recovery teams looked for human remains from a Northern California wildfire that killed at least 42, making it the deadliest in state history
Six more were found dead in a swath of Northern California wiped out by fire, raising the death toll there to 29 and the statewide total to 31
Emergency Medical Services Authority H. Stephen Williamson, 63, led the agency until his retirement in 2017
The dead included 11 people inside the bar and a veteran sheriff’s sergeant who was the first officer inside the door
Brent Cordry, 30, is remembered as someone who was “always ready to lend a helping hand”
Officials said they plan to increase background checks after it was revealed that an EMT involved in a fatal ambulance crash had a long criminal history
Dozens of medical personnel sprang into action within minutes of a three-vehicle crash involving one fatality and more than two dozen injured victims
A key witness to the fatal shooting of off-duty paramedic Quinn Boyer in April 2013 gave a description that does not match the defendant standing trial for his murder
