Fatal Incidents
The fatal incidents topic deals with a range of articles, news and exclusives surrounding the unfortunate side of a responders’ job.
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The ambulance went off the road, hit two trees and flipped onto its side
Park rangers worked to revive the guide, but he was pronounced dead before he could be transported by helicopter to a hospital
Experts said the intensity of the fire will make naming victims extremely difficult, drawing comparisons to the World Trade Center terror attacks
The 15-year-old’s father said paramedics and guides performed CPR for more than an hour
A medical center held a ceremony for paramedics Paul Besaw and Lahiri Garcia
More than 200 firefighters worked through the night and parts of the building were still seen as being unsafe
It wasn’t immediately clear whether the explosion was deliberately set or the result of an accident
Despite another passenger’s claim, Dave Sampsell said the woman was not unclothed
Authorities said Genero Ajqui was drunk when he crashed into an ambulance and killed Lahiri Garcia and Paul Besaw
One desperate woman threw a baby out of a high window and a man on the ground managed to catch the child
A vehicle trapped beneath a tractor-trailer was on fire when crews arrived on scene
Footage from a camera on the bus showed a car airborne before being catapulted over the median
Raul Diaz Jr., 28, was pronounced dead at the scene during the Republic of Texas biker rally
Carmen Nunez, 42, was heading home from work when she was killed in a two-vehicle collision
The service was closed to the public and was held for survivors, victims’ families, club employees and local officials
Fellow skydivers gave Joseph Bennett first aid until emergency responders arrived
Tracy Parker, 36, lost her fiance when her car flipped over, landing on its roof
The DEA says carfentanil is about 10,000 times stronger than morphine
Paramedics Paul Besaw and Lahiri Garcia were killed in an ambulance rollover crash
Officials said at least 10 people were hurt, including two critically
The woman who fell and hit her head died before she could be reached
The force of the impact caused Joanna Delgado to give birth prematurely
EMS providers from around the county and state are expected to attend the celebration of life service
As responders, we can’t run from danger because we’re tasked with mitigating the incident and managing the aftermath
Several people told doctors and nurses that they became ill after swallowing yellow pills
Paramedics found the woman, who was eight months pregnant, trapped underneath her minivan
Victims and their families gave harrowing accounts of the sudden and random attacks that sent scores of people fleeing crowded restaurants and diving for cover
The attack left her 1-year-old granddaughter dead and critically injured her daughter and 5-year-old granddaughter
Robert Spoon, a 10-year veteran, died of a gunshot wound to the head
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