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
The crash involved at least 50 commercial and private vehicles
The city requested the money as the 12-year-old boy’s last dying expense in a creditor’s claim
A second EMT was injured in the incident that occurred at the West Jefferson EMS headquarters
Two EMS providers were also injured in the incident just outside a New Orleans hospital
Data from the CDC show injuries including violence, car crashes and drug poisonings and overdoses are the leading cause of deaths for Americans up to the age of 44
Lt. Jason Adams and Jeannie De Meyere met and worked at the same fire department; she set up a memorial fund to raise awareness for volunteer fire departments
Black boxes from both trains have been recovered and are now being analyzed, which should show what went wrong
Scientists will determine if the object that killed a man Saturday was a meteorite
Charles McNabb, 49, a 19-year veteran of Delaware County EMS was not wearing a seatbelt when he collided with a semi
The doctor prescribed “crazy, outrageous amounts of medication” to patients who didn’t need the pills
The collapsed red metal lattice landed across an intersection and stretched much of a block after the accident
Tom Hancock was chief for 16 years and led his department to become one of the first in the state to be ALS certified
The crash killed a 2-month-old patient and her mother, a paramedic, a pilot and a doctor
An eyewitness said the principal pushed six to 10 students to safety out of the bus’ path
The teens evidently thought they could drink methanol, which is extremely toxic, as a substitute for ethanol
The woman died from a blood clot in her lung; two relatives were charged with neglect
The mother was inside the car with her children as the father cleared the snow around the car
The 18-year-old from Pennsylvania suffered from several heart defects, including Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
Kyle Juarez, 37, was killed in a Skylife air ambulance helicopter crash in December
The shooting of a firefighter responding to an EMS call prompted officials to purchase vests
Officer Vernon Alston, 44, died of a massive heart attack; it took an ambulance about 30 minutes to reach him
Mark Pruitt arrested for killing Pulaski Volunteer Fire Department Lt. Jason Adams, 29, who was responding to a medical emergency call
The shooter was arrested by police outside a school where he shot his daughter and a teacher
Jason Adams, 29, was responding to a patient with a seizure; officials said he may have been mistaken as an intruder by the patient
The dispatcher who sent the first ambulance on scene didn’t mention to responders that the patient was in cardiac arrest
Several other victims suffered minor injuries and were treated at the scene in San Jose
Police say Tony Schmucker, 37, had a medical emergency causing him to veer off the road
The woman died in her home hours after returning from the ER with a prescription for opioid painkillers
The bus veered into the opposite lane, rammed through a guardrail and slid down the mountainside
The victims were believed to be an adult and four children
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