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
One caller told a dispatcher: “There’s a whole lot of people here shot”
Clarence Wilburn II’s disease was thought to be a result of breathing the dust, smoke and ash at Ground Zero
Noah Inman was playing basketball when he suddenly fell to the ground
The pregnant woman said she lost her baby after being shot in the leg
Matthew Bashaw, 27, was vacationing with friends at the Colorado River in Arizona when he died
The temperature-monitoring device would alert parents by phone or text
An EMT, mechanic and critical care technician were killed
Authorities said the child was submerged in “murky, opaque” water for an unknown amount of time
A family member wasn’t aware the 7-week-old’s mother had placed the baby in a car seat after church
A motive wasn’t immediately known and the children’s ages weren’t immediately available
The 47-minute clip shows smoke and dust rising from the craft as it spins down the runway then zooms in as passengers slide down emergency chutes
Mohamad and Fadma Boudriss say staffers at the Knoebels Amusement Resort in Elysburg responded slowly last July when their son Yassin was discovered floating in the Crystal Pool’s shallow end
Fire crews initiated a full water rescue, sending a boat and helicopter as well as ground crews to the scene
Dr. Henry Bello warned his colleagues when he was forced out in 2015 that he would return someday to kill them
The helicopter crashed about three minutes before arriving at Dieng Plateau, where the volcanic eruption injured at least 10 people
Police said 18 people still missing are believed to have “died on the burning bus”
Meteorology instructor Jan Null said since 1998, 107 children in Texas have died in hot cars
Firefighter Matthew Sanchez allegedly said to the caller, “I don’t have to deal with this, you deal with it”
Emergency workers responded to calls about an explosion at the Tampa Electric Co. plant
The street pill disguised as the painkiller Percocet could be linked to the deaths of as many as four people
Dru Rhodes lost control of his truck and went off the road
The father said he was unaware that Carlton Utley was between the trailer and truck when he started driving
A train was approaching Washington Central Station when the two workers were struck
A census sheet of the body count shows 24 days in May when more than 20 bodies were stored at the morgue
A 4-year-old girl was taken to a hospital in critical condition with second- and third-degree burns
The EMS1 Advisory Board reacts to second-degree homicide charges brought against EMT Crystin Keys after a fatal ambulance crash
Authorities said that one person was killed and another had been taken to the hospital with injuries
Keandre Goodman was inside the vehicle for at least 45 minutes when his parents discovered him
Regan Nichols is accused of prescribing controlled dangerous substances to patients without a legitimate medical need
Terry Snodgrass, 57, was well-known and beloved in the EMS field
