Fatal Incidents
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?
Two others were injured when the plane was coming into an airport Saturday
Rangers believe a man died after falling into a thermal hot spring in the Norris Geyser Basin area of Yellowstone National Park
Four other bicyclists suffered serious injuries in the crash early Tuesday evening
The driver plowed into a group of adults and children and then fled on foot before being arrested
Jeff Beckner was found dead Friday morning after dispatch received a call of a man lying face down in a creek
The drug is eight times more potent than morphine, and is connected to over 50 deaths nationwide
Six children were killed, and 26 others were injured after a school bus veered into a canal
Beebe was struck by a minivan on May 26 and received initial on-scene care from two of his students
Louisiana State Police trooper also injured at scene that happened after an impaired driver veered into another vehicle to avoid hitting the man on the bridge shoulder
A Texas boy and two friends were running after disturbing a wasp nest to avoid being stung
Two of the remaining victims remain in critical condition; the suspect was apprehended Sunday
An Air Force Thunderbird fighter jet crashed earlier in the day after a flyover for the Air Force Academy graduation
The helicopter crashed in foggy, rainy weather on the edge of the village when it was returning to pick up a patient
Four others were injured when the boat capsized Monday
One of two women died when a vehicle veered off a cliff, and another woman fell off a cliff Tuesday
Scuba divers recovered the body of a 56-year-old man from the submerged plane after it crashed into the Hudson river
The woman was treated by volunteer firefighters and then ambulance workers, but died after severe anaphylactic shock
Police said speed and alcohol are believed to be factors in the deaths
Investigators say no indication the Toyota driver braked before driving underneath the rear of the school bus
The two were picnicking on the ledge of the waterfalls when they slipped while attempting to reach a water bottle that fell
The man was one of three people hit by trains around the Bay Area on Monday morning and the second to die
Abby Short was driving home from work when a car filled with college students crossed the center line and crashed into her
The crash on the Hawaiian island of Kauai killed the pilot, two skydive instructors and two tandem jumpers believed to be on the plane
A Detroit ambulance was transporting a patient when it struck a man riding his bike
Death of EMT and student Shannon Mathers, 21, ruled an accidental electrocution
The eighth-grader was set to graduate from middle school this week
A 35-year-old man and his two children, ages 7 and 1, died instantly of blunt-force trauma
Witnesses called to report an explosion when the plane went down shortly after takeoff
The bird was in the middle of the road eating when paramedics were on a call
