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 collision between a Ride the Ducks amphibious vehicle and a bus killed five people in September
Responsible for about one in five of the 829 firefighter fatalities in the past decade, fire truck crashes are more deadly than fighting a fire
The coordinated attacks happened at six locations across the city
EMS, fire and police must work together to plan and train for HTV responses
The EMTs found the woman unresponsive from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head
Andrew Bower, 26, fell off a cliff as he replaced climbing anchors to make routes safer for other climbers
Chelsea Patricia Ake-Salvacion, 24, died accidentally from the asphyxia caused by low oxygen levels
The business jet clipped a utility wire on the way down, burst into flames and disintegrated after the impact
John Mackey was critically injured in the line of duty after his ambulance collided with another vehicle
Witnesses say people ran with fire extinguishers from their homes, but could do little to put out the flames before firefighters arrived
Rick Hartley, 63, is remembered as a local hero who went out of his way to help others
White Mountain Apache Tribe medic, Lynell Susan, died in a single-vehicle crash possibly due to heavy rain and hail
Jesse Daniel Clingenpeel, 25, was killed after his Jeep struck another car; he was a decorated Army veteran who was awarded a Purple Heart
Luke Schemm, 17, had just scored the extra point after a touchdown when he ran to the sidelines and collapsed
Sebastian Isaksen assaulted EMTs, stole their ambulance and crashed into a car, causing a chain-reaction collision
Wyatt Barber became unconscious after running sprints and later died at the hospital
Fellow paramedic said 12-year paramedic Pam Boles was the one you’d want working on a loved one
Qwasie Reid left his patient and colleague stranded after he left in an ambulance with the 7-year-old they were flagged down to help
About 140 people are still hospitalized; 90 in serious condition
Four were injured, including the driver of the vehicle that jumped the curb and plowed into a group of costumed children and adults
The plane crashed about 20 minutes after taking off with 217 passengers and seven crew members
Hundreds of clubgoers were engulfed in flames, many trampled, as they rushed towards the nightclub’s only exit
A 20 year-old-man lost control of his vehicle and was killed after being thrown out of his car
The dispatcher entered the wrong address for a call related to an 81-year-old in respiratory distress, leading to a 47-minute delay
The 23-year-old man told police he killed his friend because he began to change into a zombie and tried to bite him
Chelsea Ake-Salvacion, 24, went into the cryotherapy chamber alone, before closing the salon, and apparently the machine didn’t turn off
After pleading guilty to two DUI charges and being sentenced to 25 years in prison, the man had his sentence suspended for medical reasons
The woman had “no real response” to the incident and is thought to be mentally ill
44 people were injured, 8 of them critically after the Oklahoma State University homecoming parade incident
8 of the injured were airlifted to hospitals with critical injuries after the crash at the Oklahoma State University homecoming parade
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