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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Grant Taylor is accused of intentionally striking FF/EMT Dennis Rodeman while he was in a street collecting donations for charity
The man was talking to the operator when a bang was suddenly heard and he screamed, “I’ve been shot”
The tanker started leaking after veering off the road and residents converged around it to siphon fuel
The number of people killed is likely to climb as emergency crews are able to get into hard-hit areas on Thursday
Chief Maywood Gaskins suffered a cardiac arrest in his home following training at the firehouse; the ambulance transporting him was involved in a crash en route to a hospital
National Transportation Safety Board Alaska Chief Clint Johnson said it was “way too early for any speculation” on what caused the crash
A 63-year-old man died after his motorcycle hit an ambulance on an emergency call
The bus flew off the overpass and onto the road below while trying to avoid another vehicle
The floods came after heavy rains fell in the canyons just north of the town, sending waves of water barreling through the streets
The man had been diagnosed with psychosis, bipolar disorder and other mental illnesses
The shooter is still at large and is believed to be a fellow professor
Jerry Jackson Jr., 49, died at the scene from injuries sustained in the four-vehicle wreck
The woman, 86, was being transferred between facilities at the time of the collision
The 22-year-old man was arrested after a police chase and charged with murder
During an MDA boot charity drive, a motorist deliberately hit the 35-year-old Lansing, Mich. firefighter/EMT
Investigation found the program mired in delays for more than a decade, despite millions of dollars spent on audits and efforts to hire legal help to speed processing claims
The sheriff’s department said the woman, 32, had been on the force for two years; her husband may have used his Los Angeles County Fire Department radio to report the shooting
Man arrested on DUI charges after speeding through a red light and hitting the minibus
The woman didn’t receive any help for about an hour because she was pronounced dead by the first paramedic on scene
A preliminary investigation suggests a short circuit in an electrical transformer in the building’s basement sparked the blaze, which quickly spread through 130 cars parked in the basement
More than 30 ambulances responded to the early morning fire, which started in the basement of a housing complex
Co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson also discuss the story out of Beaufort, S.C., where county employees lost their health benefits
Vicki Gardner was shot in the back and is now in good condition
The man leaped into the scalding waters to save his two labradors
He later ran off a highway while being pursued hundreds of miles away and died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound
Vester Lee Flanagan II, 41, posted a recording of the killings on social media after fleeing the scene
The medics, as well as the chief and assistance chief, are on leave after granting request of woman’s husband and power of attorney to halt resuscitation
One of the first paramedics to respond to the jet crash details how EMS dealt with the major incident
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