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?
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
Lt. Hubert Harrison Jr., 63, served with the Baltimore County Fire Department and Community Rescue Service; the crash occurred after his fire dispatch shift
National Park Service says the climbers were well off preferred route and not using ropes when they fell
Police expect emergency workers to find more bodies as they clear the crash wreckage from the freeway
Witnesses say the Hawker Hunter fighter jet appeared to have crashed into a nearby road after it failed to pull out of a loop maneuver
The firefighters were identified as Tom Zbyszewski, 20, Andrew Zajac, 26, and Richard Wheeler, 31; survivor Daniel Lyon, 25, suffered burns to over 60 percent of his body
3 children were killed and triage was established for those injured after the bus overturned around a curve on a wet road
The woman, Delores Scott, 73, and her dog were killed; an EMS supervisor sustained minor injuries in the crash
Search and rescue efforts have been difficult on unstable ground after an avalanche of logs and mud engulfed a home under construction
Without advance directives, medics are often asked to trust distraught relatives who may not know the wishes of their dying loved ones
Sheriff describes fire that overtook their vehicle as a ‘hellstorm'; four other firefighters were injured
Both planes caught fire and broke apart when they hit the ground after colliding while approaching a California airport
The 24-year-old who died was trying to bring a 19-year-old off a window ledge when they both fell from the 14th story of a University of Hawaii dormitory
Leonard Robinson was known for visiting hospitalized children; he was checking the engine of his Batmobile on side of a Maryland highway and was struck by a car
Sgt. 1st Class Corey Hood injured in a midair collision with another jumper during a stunt
Traffic deaths were up 14 percent nationally in the first six months of the year, a result of more people on the road due to an improved economy and low gas prices
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