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
Lindsay Padgett and her fiancé loaded her truck with five wounded victims and five others who were treating them
The crash killed the pilot, sheriff’s deputy Eddy Sizemore, flight paramedic Herman Dobbs and flight nurse Jesse Jones
A massive new hunk of granite broke off Thursday at the park’s mountaineering mecca of El Capitan
Matthew McCree, 15, was fatally stabbed in the chest; a 16-year-old was also stabbed in the chest and side and was hospitalized in critical but stable condition
Officials confirmed William Gray, a semi-truck driver and reserve police officer in Idaho, died late Monday night
Darrell Lumpkin died of a heart condition after being in the hospital for several weeks
In the 911 recordings, a distraught Dina Markham told a dispatcher that her husband, Donald Markham, was unresponsive and bleeding from his head
Matt Deicher died from injuries he suffered in a 2003 ambulance rollover
After showing up naked and covered in mud on a neighbor’s doorstep and telling him he had just killed four people, Orion Krause told officers, “I freed them”
Overdose deaths rose to 1,631 in Tennessee in 2016, more than double what was seen statewide just five years ago
Two buses carrying other children were ahead of the smaller bus that was struck
A mix of neighborhood volunteers, police and firefighters used trained dogs and their bare hands to search through ruins
The man’s vehicle crossed the center line of the highway and collided with four motorcyclists traveling in a group
The nursing home listed a backup nursing home and an EMS agency in its hurricane plan, but reps for both companies say they never got a call
Brian Sumrall was on his way to give hay to a cattle owner who was impacted by the hurricane when he was hit by a truck
A video appeared to show the charter bus racing through the intersection without applying its brakes
Some callers were taking cover in an office or closet during the Aug. 28 attack
Eight people died and 145 patients had to be moved out of the stifling-hot facility, many of them on stretchers or in wheelchairs
Police officers joined firefighters, EMTs and other first responders in a procession in honor of the victims
Initial reports said the injuries happened in an explosion, but officials could not confirm that
Police said the suspect in custody was Achutha Reddy’s client, but that authorities do not know what prompted the attack
Responders described scenes of horror — first of boys screaming for help behind barred windows as neighbors watched helplessly
County officials decided to move forward with the fine after the ambulance took 51 minutes to arrive at the scene
Hollywood Police Chief Tom Sanchez said investigators believe the deaths at the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills were heat-related
Duke officials say those killed included pilot Jeff Burke, flight nurse Kris Harrison, flight nurse Crystal Sollinger and an unidentified patient
Thirty-nine children in the U.S. have died of vehicular heatstroke this year, according to the advocacy group KidsAndCars.org
Victims include a Florida jailhouse guard and sheriff’s deputy who died after their vehicles collided
Firefighters pulled seven people from the home, three of whom died at the scene
Responders were rescuing people from homes struck by trees near the Florida line in Lowndes County, Georgia