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?
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”
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”
