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 said Scott Novak was driving down his driveway to get his mail when he hit a road sign and went into a ditch
The helicopter, a private charter hired for a photo shoot, went down near Gracie Mansion, the mayoral residence
A sense of order begins to emerge among the Broward dispatchers and they start giving instructions on keeping the students safe
“I would liken it to toxic gas inside that building,” Lt. Christopher Sullivan recalled when asked about the 108-degree conditions inside the Rehabilitation Center
Eileen Coyle died suddenly of unknown causes at home, according to Monroe Ambulance spokesman Jon LeRoy
Jenna Bixby was on her way to work when a man, who was driving the wrong way while intoxicated, slammed head-on into her car
Former Detroit EMT Ann Marie Thomas faces up to a year behind bars when sentenced in April
Five people, including 11- and 6-year-old boys, have all died from falling trees after a fierce winter storm bringing high winds and heavy rain slammed the East Coast
The school says police believe the Friday morning shooting “started from a domestic situation”
EMT Sherry Baca is being sued for failure to provide adequate medical care in the 2016 death of Joseph Jaramillo
Former Detroit Fire Department EMT Ann Marie Thomas was fired after refusing to treat a baby despite being less than a mile away
When paramedics found high school student Maddy Wilford, they thought she was dead due to the multiple gunshot wounds she had suffered
The video shows nurses failing to help administer aid to James Dempsey as he pleaded for help and laughing as they struggled to get his oxygen machine to work
911 dispatcher Jenna Bixby died after retired minister Richard Shaka hit her vehicle while driving the wrong way down the road
Miha Sumi’s fatal fall from Mount Hood fall was witnessed by nearly a half-dozen other climbers who called 911 as they watched helplessly
Jeremy Pinkley, 29, was pronounced dead at the scene of the two-vehicle crash
Leland Brown II died after it took 19 minutes for an ambulance to arrive to treat him for what was determined to be cardiac arrest
The president’s address comes a day after a former student opened fire at a Florida high school, killing 17 people and injuring 14 more
To reduce the dying from active shooter incidents the killing and bleeding has to be stopped quicker
EMS providers must be prepared to protect their communities at a moment’s notice
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued a detainer that would allow them to remove Jose Martin Duran Romero if he’s released from local custody
The first two shootings happened in the afternoon, when fights broke out near the traditional parade route
American Medical Response regional director Scott White said EMS attendant Garry Johns was a quiet, but personable employee
Nevada Highway Patrol said the driver of the AMR ambulance lost control while driving on a slick ramp
Police said Jose Duran Romero’s blood alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit, and he had bloodshot, glassy eyes at the time of the crash
Sam Grafton was kayaking on a river with friends when he fell in the water and drowned
The An-148 regional jet disappeared from radar screens a few minutes after departing from the airport en route to the city of Orsk
Crews decided to “chemically restrain her so that she could be safely transported;" paramedics gave her medication and she stopped breathing shortly after that
Officials said Capt. Kyle Brayer was riding in a golf cart when a man in a vehicle shot him in the head
Amtrak’s Silver Star was on its way from New York to Miami with eight crew members and about 140 passengers when the crash happened
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