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The fatal incidents topic deals with a range of articles, news and exclusives surrounding the unfortunate side of a responders’ job.

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
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?
The tornado flipped a mobile home, killing a mother and her 3-year-old daughter
The 13-year-old girl was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead
Employees at the Quality Inn & Suites called 911 after seeing six unresponsive children on the pool deck
The plane taxied to a gate and was met by paramedics, who were unable to save William “Mike” Grubbs
The Texas Department of Public Safety refused to speculate about what caused the head-on collision
Mark Eugene Pruitt was sentenced to eight years in prison for the shooting death of Lt. Jason Adams
Villagers began searching for the man after realizing he hadn’t returned from working on his palm oil crops the previous day
The recordings capture chaos in the background with multiple people screaming
A police report said the grandmother is a recovering heroin addict who takes methadone daily
The lone bus survivor remains hospitalized in critical condition, and the truck driver is in stable condition
The crash killed two people and injured 13 others, including the driver
North Central EMS announced the death of Ralph Eaton on Facebook
Officials said 40 other people were injured, including two who were in serious condition
Jacob Howser’s death came just before his fire company’s fundraiser Saturday
Investigators are still trying to determine how the car went airborne
First responders had problems reaching the shooting victims because the parking lots were full
Responders from around the city Saturday joined thousands of bystanders lining the streets to honor Yadira Arroyo
Officials said the pilot told air traffic controllers before the crash that he was having an issue with the airplane’s autopilot feature
Yadira Arroyo was run over after a man hijacked her ambulance last week
The school bus was carrying a high school track team returning from a meet
Ken Anderson, 49, a 23-year veteran, died March 11 after suffering a stroke
The woman sobbingly told a dispatcher that her 7-month-old girls were in their cribs and unresponsive
In 2000, 14 children in the U.S. under age 5 died after ingesting opioids; by 2015, that number climbed to 51
Authorities said they were treating the attacks as a terrorist incident
When their father awoke and realized they were missing, he called 911 twice
Police initially thought the child had collapsed from cardiac arrest; first responders performed CPR on the boy
One person was flown to a burn center for treatment; the cause of the fire is under investigation
Yadira Arroyo, 44, was on a medical call when she was fatally run over by a stolen ambulance
The March 7 crash left four dead and dozens injured
The federal suit claims the business was negligent for selling Brian Allen Sr. an apple fritter without any warning that it was made with walnut flour