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?
The $18.75 million lawsuit contends the Department of Human Services and the baby’s pediatrician failed to protect him and prevent him from dying
Kennis Harrell died after crashing his car head-on into another vehicle, resulting in his death and the deaths of Michael Fullwood and Kathy Stevens
Britni Wihebrink, 28, had been drinking before her 2-year-old was found “very hot and stiff” on the rear floorboard of her car
Palo Alto Deputy Fire Chief Geoffrey Blackshire said the single-engine Mooney M20 was trying to land when it crashed in a pond
The woman was being transported to a psychiatric hospital after attacking a police officer when she jumped into highway traffic
Susanna Kelly was charged with careless driving, failure to drive with due care and improper lane change in the death of Marina DeSteno Challeen
Nearly half a million more dollars and an extra death investigator are needed to keep up with the record number of opioid deaths in Kent County
About 1 in 50,000 young athletes dies from sudden cardiac failure, but sudden cardiac death is the most common nontraumatic cause of death among college athletes
State investigators found that four Chris Jensen Health and Rehabilitation Center nurses failed to attempt resuscitation last May of a patient who died
“Here’s a family who went to the beach and didn’t come home. For most people that’s not even a remote possibility,” paramedic Shaun Dean said
Superior Ambulance EMT Jaclyn Nauracy and South Haven Fire Department firefighter-paramedic Nicholas Branham were killed when they collided with an SUV
Officials said Eric Maleh was on his motorcycle when he lost control after making a U-turn
Federal investigators said the plane had been repaired three times in the six weeks before it crashed Nov. 2016, killing four people
Police said Curtis Collman II not only refused to call 911 to try and save his son, but threatened others who tried to call for help as the boy overdosed on meth
Steven Snively and Christopher Marchant were arrested and charged with failing to provide the necessities of life after Yosif Al-Hasnawi was shot
Officials said Lt. Harry Weymouth crossed the center line of the road and struck an oncoming vehicle
Retired Chicago Fire Department Ambulance Commander Richard Biehl was on his way home with his wife when they were struck by a suspected drunk driver
Two armed individuals walked up to a crowd gathered Saturday evening outside a strip mall in New Orleans and opened fire
Maryland, a state that already had one of the country’s most punishing overdose mortality rates, notched a record-high number of drug deaths last year
Clifton Harville, 60, was being transported to the hospital when the ambulance was struck, causing it to flip over
Toxicology testing found that James Wesley, who crashed an ambulance and killed three, had cocaine in his system
Lindsey Skebba said she stopped at the crash scene and noticed several bystanders had not started CPR on the victim, who later died
A man walked along a Toronto street firing a handgun into restaurants and cafes before dying after an exchange of gunfire with police
Police are trying to determine what prompted a man to shoot his grandmother and wound another woman before he crashed his car and ran into a busy supermarket
Cincinnati Councilwoman Amy Murray said the launch of Smart 911 “will be able to save lives”
A spokeswoman for a hospital near the newspaper said two patients had arrived there but she didn’t know their conditions
Rhonda Harrill teamed up with Rep. Bob Ramsay and AMR to get a bill passed that requires all Tennessee public high schools to have AEDs
Attorney Nenye Uche said he hopes the Chicago Fire Department will cooperate as the family looks for answers about the death of Erin Carey
The medical examiner’s office ruled Jesse Reed’s death a “suspected homicide” with “blunt force injuries” listed as a contributing cause of his death
A recent report claims that well over 4,500 people in Puerto Rico died as a result of Hurricane Maria and its aftermath
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