Fatal Incidents
The fatal incidents topic deals with a range of articles, news and exclusives surrounding the unfortunate side of a responders’ job.
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?
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
Volunteer firefighter Kurtis Cook wrote that Charleston church shooter, Dylann Roof, “needs to be praised for the good deed he has done”
Childhood friend recognized Dylann Roof, 21, in wanted posters and called police; victims identified and remembered
Police and FBI searching for ‘very dangerous’ suspected shooter, a white male about 21-years-old, wearing a grey sweatshirt or hoodie, blue jeans and Timberland boots
At least five of the dead were Irish students in the U.S. on temporary work visas, and they were celebrating a 21st birthday
A 17-year-old girl went into cardiac arrest toward the end of the procedure
Kelsi Rai Carr was the passenger on a motorcycle driven by her co-worker and boyfriend when they were hit by a pickup
2 other students seriously injured by the SUV that plowed into a group of 30 high school students; driver told police he had used drugs
The deaths of three adults and a child caused by an improperly vented water heater has shaken family members and neighbors; three children and one adult were also hospitalized
Paramedics were treating the man for a gunshot wound when the shooter returned and opened fire
Four people were also hospitalized; a propane fueled tankless water heater used to fill a swimming pool was improperly vented
The Andy Sharp Memorial Scholarship will provide assistance to paramedic students attending Meridian Community College
Responders worked for nearly two hours to free her after she slipped from a ladder and fell 30 feet
Police said they believe the gas was deliberately turned on, but it was unclear if a leak or breakage could have been the cause
The bus jumped a curb onto a sidewalk as commuters headed home from work
The American woman was killed by a lioness when the animal attacked through a car window that was open, contrary to park rules
30 other victims were hospitalized with severe burns after the brakes of the truck failed and it slammed into a bus station
Charges pending after bus hit ambulance with lights and sirens running
Responders began searching for the 7-year-old after a rollover crash where she was ejected from the vehicle into the flood waters
Firefighters tried to resuscitate the Hawaii man, who had a puncture wound to his right, upper torso
Fire Lt. Terrance Barnett-Canfield may be among the victims; one firefighter suffered a minor injury and was treated and released on scene
Police are searching for leads to who killed Terry Canfield, a 28-year veteran of the Spokane Fire Department
The EMT’s leg was amputated after he survived an ambulance crash
The park will honor Janice Livingston, who was struck by a coal truck, and will contain a brick wall with the names of other responders killed in the line of duty
At least 17 people were killed in the Memorial Day weekend storms in Texas and Oklahoma
Six people were also injured, two seriously, after the blaze tore through the facility which housed 51 residents
An elderly woman couldn’t find her dying husband’s DNR paperwork, and the medics were charged with reporting care they did not provide
Police say there isn’t any further risk from the shooter to the public and several other people were injured in the incident
At least 2,000 Texans were evacuated as weekend storms brought tornadoes and flooding