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
Despite efforts to revive the 2-year-old boy and his 6-year-old sister, they were pronounced dead at a hospital
Man became agitated over treatment and drew a handgun from his waistband in the deadly November 3 shooting
The alumnus shot three people before being killed by police; two are hospitalized and one has been released
He was charged with negligent homicide for allegedly running a red light in a 2012 collision that killed an elderly woman
Three of the deaths were heart attacks attacks; two others were also killed in N.H. and Mich. and another storm is on the way
The pilot was killed, but a couple sleeping just inches away were spared after the plane slammed into their living room
He was sentenced after pleading guilty to two counts of aggravated manslaughter for the 2012 accident that killed an EMT and a patient
A fifth worker has been hospitalized after methyl mercaptan, used to create insecticides, began leaking from a valve
The train lost power when he was struck by an electrified wire outside the station
Medics transported the children, ages 9 and 3, to the hospital where they were pronounced dead
Paramedics transported the child to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries
The surviving woman was transported to a hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation and injuries sustained during her attempts to save the others
The man stepped out in the middle of the four-lane road in front of the fire truck; the driver of the rig will not be charged
He was admitted to the hospital with what were assumed to be non-life-threatening injuries after the accident
Their mother is in a coma after calling for help, but was unable to let crews in; the building is supposed to have a system that allows access for emergency services
The tape measure fell from 50 stories, ricocheted off of equipment and struck the man, who wasn’t wearing a hard hat, in the head
Police made multiple arrests after the twin sisters and their friend were struck on Halloween by a driver that fled the scene
The apartment was near a university and it is unclear if the victims were students
Another person was also injured when the two-pilot spaceship crashed during a Virgin Galactic test flight
He succumbed to injuries sustained in an Oct. 4 crash that also killed a flight nurse and patient on board
He was the victim of two hit-and-runs and was run over by an ambulance responding to another hit-and-run
Four people are also are unaccounted for after the small plane lost power
The 77-year-old died when the ambulance collided with a dump truck that was stopped in traffic during thick fog
Three men in the helicopter died, but two people in the plane survived after deploying a parachute to slow the aircraft’s descent before it hit trees
The men were painting the structure and fell after their scaffolding failed
She tried intercept gunman Jaylen Fryberg before he shot himself; he had recently been named a homecoming prince before the attack that killed one girl and critically injured four others
The blow knocked the man and his dog into a ditch and flung the 2-year-old down the roadside
Police are investigating why a 7-month-old girl was left in the car for hours; the father was driving and called 911 as soon as he noticed her
A flight nurse and patient were also killed in the fiery crash
