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”
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When responders arrived at the scene, they could hear people crying for help in the rubble
Tianna Hollinside was taken to the hospital after paramedics performed CPR
Surveillance video from a nearby business shows the moment of impact and then a huge fireball
The train, with 70 passengers on board, went off the rails and crashed through a house
Officials said the 89-year-old man may have suffered a medical incident right before the crash
Jonathan Caleb Ward told a 911 operator that he killed his mother and then hung up
Officials said it was a “very chaotic and emotional scene” as neighbors rushed over to help
The babysitter, who was watching the 6-month-old, called 911 three times and was on hold for about 40 minutes
James “Dewon” Wells, 52, was found at home by his wife; he was unresponsive and not breathing
The call was made nearly 12 hours after Timothy Piazza fell face-first down a basement stairway Feb. 2
People in a neighborhood rushed to the scene and tried to pull victims out of the car
The woman was riding with a 15-year-old girl, who was taken to a hospital in serious condition
The ambulance was transporting a patient at the time of the crash
Officers began CPR until paramedics arrived; the incident is still under investigation
Responders had to cut their way through thick brush and trees from above and below to reach the victims
Responders set up triage treatment areas under color-coded sun shades in a vacant lot
When others were fleeing the scene of a deadly knife rampage, Leona Di Amore said she rushed toward the melee
Images showed a vehicle covered in debris and paramedics wheeling people out of the building on gurneys
Police said the suspected shooter and another person are both dead
William An, a 10-year veteran of Dallas Fire-Rescue, is a married father of a 3-year-old with another child on the way
A student with a large hunting knife stabbed at least four people, killing one and seriously wounding the others
EMS responded to reports of multiple people stabbed on the University of Texas at Austin campus
Pilot Robin Shaw and flight nurses Misty Nicholson and Scott Riola were killed after their plane crashed
A Federal Aviation Administration spokesman said the plane had just left an airport
The 3-year-old was in the car with her mother and grandparents, who were treated for minor injuries
The storm also dumped a rare late-season blizzard in western Kansas
The tranquilizer can be absorbed through the skin or inhaled and just a small amount can be lethal
Arthur McArthur suffered fatal injuries in the crash and was pronounced dead at the scene
Paramedics triaged the injured and took them away in ambulances
Joseph Stone’s vehicle was heavily damaged by an explosion; officials said it may have come in contact with a mine
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