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 a tractor-trailer failed to stop and hit vehicles stopped due to a previous crash
Many of the deaths happened when people were caught in quickly rising floodwaters or lost control on water-logged roads
Police say officers and paramedics were called to a home for a baby not moving and in need of medical attention
Here are some ways you can help give back to first responders affected by Hurricane Harvey
Crews used GPS devices to log the homes they checked rather than painting neon X’s on the outside
Officials said 911 centers in the Houston area are getting more than 1,000 calls an hour from people seeking help
The incident happened while workers were doing maintenance in an underground enclosure at the Bruce Mansfield Power Plant
The child was holding onto the floating woman when a police and fire rescue team in a boat reached them
One woman was seen being helped into an ambulance while a call for air ambulances could be heard over police radio traffic
Emergency and fire crews searched the shoreline and found the body about 10 feet from shore and 10 feet under water
Boston EMS Capt. Robert “Sarge” Haley died Friday surrounded by family and friends after a long illness
Rockport Mayor Pro Tem Patrick Rios told people choosing not to evacuate that they should mark their arms with a Sharpie, implying it would be easier to identify them
The mother made a frantic 911 call, telling the dispatcher her daughter was dead when asked to perform CPR
The 4Alec Foundation will raise money to provide free electrocardiograms, the medical tests that detect problems with the electrical activity of hearts
Police said the car crossed the center line, hit a utility pole and the pedestrians
Emergency responders attempted CPR on the child, who was pronounced dead at a local clinic
Daisha Clark attempted to stop her cousin from bringing Levi Hoyt, 1, to the hospital, saying he “had only bitten a bottle of bug spray”
David Struewing was pronounced dead on the scene after bystanders tried reviving him with CPR
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the rare attack but it came amid tension in the area
The attack left dozens of people sprawled out on the ground in the city in northeastern Spain, some spattered with blood and others coping with broken limbs
Jeffrey Gable faces two counts of vehicular homicide, aggravated assault by vehicle and two counts of reckless endangerment
The man called 911 after finding his son on a bed not breathing; the baby was pronounced dead at a hospital
Kelsey Cox was being transported to a mental health facility when she jumped out onto the highway
Carolyn Koch, 66, died from a head injury after the ambulance rolled over
Vincent Weiner was found dead in his bedroom after actively taking the drugs
A spokesperson said no “legal or administrative process” exists for Yadira Arroyo’s posthumous promotion to lieutenant
A coroner urged the health department to deploy more ambulances, saying his mortuary only has four
One of the crash victims walked to a nearby home to contact police, who said that the flight appeared to be a training flight
Lesley Bricker, 16, failed to stop at an intersection drove into the path of a pickup truck, who was unable to avoid the crash
Police responding to a 911 call found the man unconscious and unresponsive
