Fatal Incidents
The fatal incidents topic deals with a range of articles, news and exclusives surrounding the unfortunate side of a responders’ job.
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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 said paramedics followed protocol in administering the sedative that was commonly used without incident
Police said three people died at the scene and one person died at the hospital after a man wearing nothing but a coat stormed a Waffle House restaurant
Robert Cordani responded to a medical call for a neighbor suffering from cardiac arrest and began to perform CPR before collapsing from cardiac arrest himself
Of the 15 that died, 12 were first responders who rushed to the scene; a Fallen Hero memorial is nearly completed
Police said it is unclear whether or not the dispatcher will face disciplinary action
Councilmember Chris Seelbach plans to introduce legislation that would merge the city’s 911 center with the county after a dying teen could not be located
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
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