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?
The motorhome the girl was in caught on fire after running into the back of a trailer; the girl’s grandmother and father were killed in the crash
An attorney said the lieutenant has retired and can no longer be disciplined; he is accused of failing to respond to a call for a choking child
Tornadoes and heavy snow left hundreds of thousands without power in several states, cancelled flights and closed schools
Tonya Johnson, who was just recently married, got into an argument about directions with her husband; she left the car and was struck while attempting to cross a highway
Two adults and four children were found by a relative; a generator was being run in the basement of the home
The 24-year-old had a blood alcohol level nearly twice the legal limit; the prosecutor said an EMT “should know better”
The supervisor said someone else used his phone to post the comments under his name
The off-duty first responders used a tow strap to pull the door open and free the driver
The driver ran through a crash scene and fatally struck another driver standing in the median with police and firefighters
Friends and family said Brian Shepler, 44, had a great sense of humor and always tried to make people feel better
The boy was found unresponsive after taking a dose of the narcotic painkiller oxycodone
Every medic that worked with Brian Shepler, 44, has a story to tell about him as a leader, problem solver and mentor
The family of a teen who died after an esophageal intubation has started the ‘Do It For Drew’ foundation to prevent another tragic death
A car crash set off a series of collisions involving 16 cars on a foggy Central California highway
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
