Fatal Incidents
The fatal incidents topic deals with a range of articles, news and exclusives surrounding the unfortunate side of a responders’ job.
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?
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
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
A complicated 911 call involving a translator, third-party caller and multiple dispatchers captured the futile efforts to revive a 12-year-old boy
The 12 deaths have been ruled homicides but no one has been charged; a criminal investigation is ongoing
Providers said more needs to be done in the industry to prevent incidents like the crash that killed EMT Mousa Chaban
Several GOP lawmakers who are doctors got off the train to assist and treat some of the victims
An autopsy said the 32-year-old Rajesh Maruti Maru inhaled poisonous amounts of liquid oxygen that leaked during frantic moments to pull him to safety
Kevin French was sentenced for striking and killing a teen who was riding his bike while driving an ambulance under the influence
Joanne Borgel’s colleagues say she dedicated herself to building up York County Control at a time when no one even knew what 911 was
Kevin Hauber, a 24-year veteran with the Buffalo Grove Fire Department, lost his four-year-long battle with colon cancer
Police said the ambulance was returning to the Wise Avenue Volunteer Company with its emergency lights on when the car crashed into the rear driver’s side
Dark smoke and flames were pouring from the emergency room when responders arrived
Karman Welker was remembered by her EMS agency as someone who “always had a smile on her face”
Margaret Milewski was injured last Thursday when the Greater Pittston Regional Ambulance that was taking her to a hospital was struck head-on by a car
Kevin Davis was arrested for treating a teen, who later died of a drug overdose, at an illegal rave
The Indiana State Police said Christine Wesner failed to stop at a red light after falling asleep behind the wheel while transporting a patient
Mousa Chaban, 32, was partially ejected from the ambulance when it rolled onto its side after being struck by a car
Lisa Kohler said Tonya Johnson’s action of stepping into rush hour traffic was more dangerous than Russian roulette
North Bellmore Fire Department is being sued after Anne Stahlberg died from head trauma she suffered after falling from a gurney
Rebekah Hart-O’Sullivan was honored with flashing ambulances and fire trucks and remembered for her dedication to the EMS industry
Ryland Ward rode in a fire truck from University Medical Center in San Antonio to his home in Sutherland Springs
Bob Rose was a member of the Edgar Fire and Rescue Department since 1974, as well as president of the Edgar EMTs
The drenching rainstorm that triggered the disaster cleared out and was no longer a hindrance as searchers made their way across a landscape strewn with boulders
In just a matter of minutes, pounding rain overwhelmed the south-facing slopes and flooded a creek, sending mud and massive boulders rolling into neighborhoods
Crew members said they were only focused on transporting the patient who was the subject of the current 911 call
Patrick O’Sullivan, who was on the run, was found after police responded to a call about a man in distress from the cold
