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
Two high school students and a Ukrainian skier died in the accident
Joshua Woods, 24, was responding to a cardiac arrest call; he lost control of his vehicle and hit a tree
The elderly man was being transported from the hospital to his home when the ambulance collided with a tractor trailer in white-out conditions
The driver who ran a red light, causing the 3-vehicle crash, is in a Kansas jail awaiting charges
The man’s family is suing the medics and ambulance company for taking the 26-year-old to jail instead of the hospital
The woman lost control of her car on an icy road and crossed into the oncoming lane, crashing into the ambulance head on
Crews arrived to see police with what they presumed to be their patient on the ground; they saw the patient didn’t need medical care and went back to their station
A man set the bus on fire over a financial dispute and then escaped from a window
The EMS provider was stabbed in the neck while attending a call
The 6.7-magnitude tremor left large cracks in walls, damaged a bridge on the outskirts of the capital and caused a newly constructed six-story building to collapse
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LaShondra Whitaker, 32, and seven others died in tornado-related traffic accidents Saturday
On Christmas Day Joshua Burwell, 33, slipped and fell 40 feet from a San Diego beach cliff
Days of tumultuous weather have led to 36 deaths overall — those in Texas and Illinois, one in Missouri and 19 in the Southeast
Emergency officials blamed the severe weather for injuring scores of others and destroying dozens of cars, homes and businesses
Michael Bettis was the squad captain when a member died on April 25 after a boat capsized during a body recovery operation
Steven “Keku” Likua became a paramedic at 22, following his father into EMS
Last year, the opioid toll rose to nearly 19,000 deaths, an increase of 16 percent
Police say the driver ‘went up and off these streets, two or possibly three times’ killing 1 person and injuring at least 30 people
Joel Lytle leaves behind a wife and 4-year-old child; funeral services are pending
37-year-old paramedic Kyle Juarez and 42-year-old critical care nurse Marco Lopez were killed when their helicopter crashed Thursday
Flight nurse Chad Frary, 38, and pilot David Schneider, 51, were killed; paramedic Derek Boehm, 38, was seriously injured
The convoy blew a tire and veered off the side of a bridge, falling about 65 feet
Other firefighters quickly reached 15-year veteran Daniel Capuano, 42, and got him to an ambulance; he was pronounced dead at the hospital
Paramedic Kyle Juarez, 37, flight nurse Marco Lopez, 42, and pilot Thomas Hampl, 49 died when their medical helicopter crashed
The SkyLife air ambulance went down Thursday night in central California killing the paramedic, nurse, pilot and patient on board
Torrential rains caused mudslides and flooded roads, leaving a woman dead and sweeping seven people into a river
Our editors’ picks for the most significant EMS stories of the year
A judge found that Grant Taylor is competent and has a history of mental illness
