Fatal Incidents
The fatal incidents topic deals with a range of articles, news and exclusives surrounding the unfortunate side of a responders’ job.
A gut check on the serious business of billing for patients deceased on scene
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
13 people were brought to the hospital, including 6 children, and at least one of them had to be extricated from a vehicle
The Mich. crew failed to find the man, who was in the front seat of the crashed car, and told dispatchers no one was there
The plane was reportedly flying low before the crash, which destroyed a mobile home in Florida
The 11- to 13-year-old girls were playing in a truck while it was being loaded with canola seed
David Lodarski and his paramedic son were going off-roading when a vehicle struck their ATV, sending them tumbling toward oncoming traffic
The firefighters had just carried 2 civilians out on ladders when the Kansas City apartment building wall collapsed
Early Sunday morning their vehicle slammed into a tree and caught fire
Jennifer Hanna, 37, was motivated to be a ‘top notch firefighter’ after the January 2015 death of her FF/EMT husband
EMT Susan Elizabeth Kersey struck a semitrailer head-on after crossing the centerline
Emergency response was delayed because a bigger stretcher and ambulance were needed to transport the obese woman
The operating room technician went to the ER for an injury and was reported missing the following day
The American Airlines flight from Phoenix to Boston was diverted to Syracuse, N.Y., after the captain became ill
Diana Gilboy, 43, had been a paramedic/firefighter with the Casselberry Fire Department for 10 years
Officials report hundreds of swift-water rescues, bridge washouts and small dam failures during historic rainstorm
Chief Marlar confirms 2 of the victims related to fire department personnel; Treven Anspach, 20, son of firefighter Justin Anspachm, and Rebeka Ann Carnes, 18, niece of paramedic Brian McFaddin, were killed
Kenny Ungerman, a Navy veteran in his first year in the school’s medic program, said he was talking to a National Guard recruiter outside when they heard a gunshot
Authorities said the gunman was killed in an exchange of gunfire with officers
The baby was shot in a drive-by shooting that killed his mother, grandmother and injured two others
A man allegedly shot at the ambulance crew with a rifle because he was given a wrong diagnosis
Lisa Infante, 52, was shot and killed by her husband, who later turned himself in to police
The certified nursing assistant saw no victims at the scene of a truck crash so she leaned out over the bridge to call out for victims
The ambulance was parked on the side of the highway, responding to a rollover, when it was struck by the tractor-trailer
The 18-year-old was arrested for shoplifting and his death is under investigation
Barry Miller died in the line of duty when the ambulance he was riding in rear-ended a construction vehicle
The driver lost control of the overcrowded 16-passenger van after a tire had a blowout
The EMT and volunteer firefighter also struck with his car and killed a 29-year-old pregnant woman in a separate incident
Daniel Hampton, 35, died in the line of duty after his ambulance collided with a semi
The EMSA ambulance pulled over when she began to fight paramedics; she then ran from the ambulance and was struck by a car
