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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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
With rain on the horizon, they decided to fix the roof completely with help from the man’s neighbors
Authorities are seeking a murder warrant against Joseph Anthony Scott, 24, who is being held in jail following the attack
Mayor Kevin Faulconer outlined plans to improve and alleviate current 911 system issues
Chris Chavez, 26, was in a crosswalk when a woman ran a red light and hit him; he has been pronounced brain dead
Chief John Dunham said crews called “two or three times” for an ambulance at the scene of a house fire, but it took 20 minutes for one to arrive
At least 250,000 deaths each year can be attributed to medical care that has gone awry
The children’s mother found them in their bedroom and she attempted CPR
Both were taken to the hospital, where the toddler was pronounced dead; the woman is in critical condition
Paramedics found the victim and declared him dead at the scene; investigators believe the man died by suicide
An ambulance took the boy to a hospital and he is expected to survive
Crews had to wait for police to arrive and determine the scene safe at the domestic shooting
Ramandeep Singh inadvertently pulled the gun’s trigger while taking the photo; he was taken to a hospital, where he died
Authorities believe Michael Purdy, 24, fell and suffered a fatal head injury
The 31-year-old man suffered burns on his upper body; he was transported to a hospital in critical condition
The woman died at a hospital; the children, ages 13, 8 and 7, and the driver of one of the vehicles were hospitalized
Twenty-one minutes after the first 911 call and about 17 minutes after officials dispatched a unit, Keith Zapoticky was taken to a hospital; he was placed on life support and died two days later
A third girl who also was on the ride had hooked her arms on a safety bar and was not ejected.
State records show 336 deaths last year linked to excessive or abusive use of prescription opioids, such as oxycodone, or illicit opioids, such as heroin
Parents of a 3-day-old baby, bitten by the family dog, drove their baby to the hospital themselves after two 911 calls went unanswered
The child, who was sitting in the back seat, picked up a gun that slid out from under the driver’s seat and fired it through the front seat
Responders got an emergency call for a “Hispanic male with a head wound;" the man was found unresponsive and pronounced dead at the scene
Michael Sacha, the singer’s personal assistant, was killed in an ATV crash; the dispatcher has since received criticism for not sending an ambulance fast enough
Crews described Ryan Ferreira, 30, as a dedicated and well-respected member of the department
Paramedics waited while the effects of a tranquilizer took hold on the tiger; Stacey Konwiser was airlifted to a hospital and later died
Residents and pedestrians said city officials should consider widening the sidewalks and restricting access to emergency vehicles
John “Darrell” Hamilton, 58, died almost two years ago after collapsing down stairs with chest pains; his family claims that crews “left him for dead”
The family of a man who died from congestive heart failure said he may have lived had two employees not stopped efforts to resuscitate him
Richard Forrester died in a one-car rollover crash; the crash is under investigation
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