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
Responders were rescuing people from homes struck by trees near the Florida line in Lowndes County, Georgia
The boy was not transported by ambulance from the scene of a motorcycle accident until 51 minutes after it happened
Officials said it’s not known where the helicopter was headed when it went down and authorities have no idea what caused the crash
A massive 8-magnitude earthquake caused buildings to sway violently and people to flee into the street in panic
Irma blacked out much of Puerto Rico, raking the U.S. territory with heavy wind and rain while staying just out to sea
French President Emmanuel Macron said there will be “victims to lament”
Officers and paramedics were called to a home for a baby not moving and in need of medical attention
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
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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