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 husband and wife heard kids screaming outside their front door; they wrapped them in blankets, and even dragged an injured student out from under the bus
Erik Steciak, 29, was a paramedic and member of several fire companies
Responders used a vehicle equipped with a snow plow to maneuver a patient’s driveway in bad weather; it slid and hit the medic
The school bus failed to yield to an oncoming train; at least 10 injured
A 16-year-old crossed the center line and struck his car; Dru Randolph, 47, was also a fire lieutenant and set to retire this month
Rescue workers found him after a four-day search; it appears he suffered a fatal head injury from a fall while hiking
She lost control of her SUV while trying to change lanes and crashed into a concrete barrier
He attacked the blaze so responders could extricate a man, who later died, from a burning car after a collision
1 EMT airlifted, other ground transported to local hospitals; conditions unknown
Paramedics were unable to resuscitate the man who died on the scene; other swimmers were treated for minor injuries after the large wave pummeled the popular beach
Passengers painted a picture of a panicked reaction as the fire spread, with some choking on the smoke and struggling to figure out how to reach safety
A Berkeley police officer was conducting a routine business check at a gas station when he approached two men
Neighbors heard pounding on a door before hearing gunshots; paramedics responded
The county dispatcher mistakenly sent ambulances to the right street address in the wrong town for a man having a heart attack who later died
The highway patrol officer was hospitalized with major injuries after he shot and killed a 17-year-old who attacked him with a machete
The retaliation killing of two police officers has sent a shock wave through all of public safety, including EMS
Gunman announced online that he was planning to shoot two “pigs” in retaliation for the in-custody death of Eric Garner
Four people on board the ambulance were doing training, and suffered only bumps and bruises in the collision
An armed man walked up to two officers sitting inside a patrol car and opened fire Saturday afternoon
Since mid-October, there have been 28 cases across 10 states of people sickened from a bacteria; the CDC is trying to determine which brands are involved and how the candy became infected
His body was discovered in his yard when responders visited his home after finding his damaged vehicle by an intersection
The 9-year-old driver tried to avoid a police checkpoint; a state trooper followed the car which ran off the road and overturned, ejecting two boys ages 3 and 13 who died
An ambulance was initially sent to the wrong location in a 911 call where a man died from a heart attack
The video establishes a timeline after a high school student collapsed in the gym, outlining what EMS did to try to save him
Responders have been complaining for weeks that new dispatch technology isn’t working; this incident is one example of that
Police on Monday surrounded a home where they believe a suspect had barricaded himself after multiple shootings
Two contractors and one crew member died of their injuries in a fire that was contained to the engine room on an Oceanic Cruise ship docked on St. Lucia
“You answer the bell and when you get there, you find it’s your own flesh and blood. Believe me, there’s nothing worse,” one firefighter said
The driver can be seen in the video escaping the massive blaze by crawling out his windshield; one man was killed in the crash
