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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Emergency responder effectiveness after this terrorist MCI will likely be judged – fairly or not – based on solving the crime, caring for the injured and quickly reuniting families
Nine other people were hospitalized due to contaminated nacho-cheese dip sold at a gas station
A student was with two friends near a bus stop when another student stabbed him in the chest with a folding knife
David Reitz, 28, drove erratically until the 11-year-old child asked him to pull over
After responding to a fatal crash, Elizabeth Taylor wanted to make sure the family was OK
The ambulance was transferring a patient to an out-of-county hospital when the crash occurred
Footage captured by drivers showed fires blazing and thick black smoke wafting into the air
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
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