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
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
San Francisco police said the death of Chris Mahoney does not appear to be suspicious
The firefighter-paramedic held the girl in his arms and gently rocked her from side to side
Rescuers pulled them from the pool and rushed them to the hospital, where they were pronounced dead
Authorities are investigating whether the weather played a role in the accident
Some first responders reported smelling natural gas as they pulled people to safety
An 18-year-old man was killed and seven people injured when the swinging and spinning Fire Ball ride broke apart
Assistant Fire Chief Bryan Tyner believes the blast was caused by a natural gas explosion
Jauuriah Solomon, 20, and Deondre Northern, 19, were traveling at a high speed when they hit the rear of the ambulance
Ten years after the tragedy, a memorial was dedicated to the heroes who responded to the collapse that killed 14 people and injured 145
Minneapolis Fire Chief John Fruetel said the body was found in the rubble of a building that partially collapsed during the blast at the Minnehaha Academy
Chance Gallant, 20, died after a weapon discharged while his friends were trying to fix it
Officials are using the hashtag #HeatStrokeKills to spread the message about this preventable tragedy
Fire officials said the blaze was started accidentally by the lighter
Authorities said the plane left for a sunset flight and never returned
Firefighters said Josiah Riggins, 1, was the second Phoenix baby in two days to die in a hot car
Jacob Brooks was left by his mother in an enclosed trampoline in the backyard of the southeast El Paso home, where there were four dogs, according to police
“That plane nosedived straight into the ground. There’s a big black cloud. It just exploded,” one man told a dispatcher
Justin Yurong was driving down the highway when he collided with a motorhome
Five of the injured were in critical condition and the other two were in stable condition at area hospitals
A witness said the plane was like a “big black solid red ball of fire”
Authorities said the mother, who had just awakened, looked out the window and saw one of the boys floating in the pool
The El Paso Fire Department water rescue team recovered the bodies of a teenage boy and girl and an adult woman
Darnisha Rose said James Matthew Bradley Jr. claimed he had no idea how so many people came to be crammed inside his trailer
