Fatal Incidents
The fatal incidents topic deals with a range of articles, news and exclusives surrounding the unfortunate side of a responders’ job.
From coast to coast, these September 11 memorials stand as solemn reminders of the courage, sacrifice and enduring spirit that emerged in the wake of tragedy
On the anniversary of the deadly terrorist attacks, the number of EMT and paramedic deaths should come to mind as quickly as “343 firefighters”
Mislabeling public safety K9s creates confusion, liability and access issues during high-stakes deployments
Officials pledged to find out what went wrong in the death of a teen who became trapped by a minivan seat and was found dead about six hours after calling 911
Ann Marie Thomas was sentenced after delaying response when dispatchers put out a call for help for a dying baby, despite being less than a mile away
The audio reveals responders scrambling to get the wounded out of the freshman building while not knowing where the shooter was
Taaron Bragg was sentenced to three years for shooting off-duty EMT Camilo Senchyna-Beltran in 2014, and 10 years for carrying a firearm
Nipawin Fire Department Chief Brian Starkell recalled the fatal crash that killed 15 Humboldt Broncos players and staff, and said bystanders were a tremendous help
Police said Daniel Coppolo struck Taranjit Parmar, 18, and dragged her through a parking lot after a minor fender bender
James Wesley, who was driving an ambulance involved in a fatal crash, did not disclose his extensive felony record
Daniel Smith and his friend, Daniel Brymer, were playing with an airsoft gun when Brymer accidentally shot Smith with his real gun
Genaro Ajqui, the man accused of killing two Florida paramedics in a crash, was deemed incompetent by two doctors, but a third doctor disagreed
Thirty-year EMS veteran Dan Neil, 47, is remembered as a caring, selfless and sarcastic person who lived a life of service
The Humboldt Broncos, a team in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, was on its way to a tournament when the crash occurred
Nader Khalil’s teenage daughter was ultimately saved, he died after being pulled from the waters
Madison Fire Department firefighter-paramedic Richard Garner collapsed suddenly shortly after his shift ended
Pipe Creek Township firefighters David Wittkamper and Kyle Hibst, who is also the EMS chief, were about to take off when their plane struck another plane
The crash killed James Wesley, who was driving the ambulance, and Larry Marshall Jr., who was being transported from a dialysis appointment
The ambulance, with lights and sirens activated, was en route to the hospital when it proceeded through an intersection and collided with a vehicle
Mike Ankenbrand and Emmett Thomas are back on the job after being injured in an ambulance crash that killed the patient they were transporting
Illinois Army National Guard Sgt. Marcos Leonardo Gudino was a passenger in a military ambulance that crashed while returning home from weekend training
An expert said the Rehabilitation Center didn’t have nearly enough portable units and those they had wound up heating much of the facility
Sirens could be heard blaring behind several frantic callers moments after the 950-ton structure fell into traffic
Debra Lock, who was a front-seat passenger in the ambulance, died on the scene of the crash that also injured the rest of the crew
The driver and passenger of the ambulance were transported to the hospital, and the driver of the other vehicle died on the scene
The body of Nashville firefighter-EMT Jesse Reed was transported to a coroner’s office after an almost two-week-long search in the Tennessee River
First responders raced to find survivors in the rubble of the 175-foot span using high-tech listening devices, trained sniffing dogs and search cameras
The ambulance, which drove off the side of the road and into a ravine, was driving erratically for a few miles
Several people were seen being loaded onto ambulances after at least five vehicles were trapped underneath the newly-installed bridge
Mayor Lovely Warren said the dispatchers did not contact the fire department dive team after several 911 callers reported a boy walking on a bridge
The students were returning from a band trip to Walt Disney World when the bus flipped on the highway in Alabama
The agency pleaded guilty to violating the Occupational Health and Safety Act by failing to properly keep track of their fentanyl and morphine stock
“Mayday, mayday, mayday,” the pilot is heard saying during the crash Sunday night. “East River — engine failure”
