Fatal Incidents
The fatal incidents topic deals with a range of articles, news and exclusives surrounding the unfortunate side of a responders鈥� job.
EMS providers must be prepared to protect their communities at a moment鈥檚 notice
The expectation of civilians to respond to emergencies has expanded from care of close friends and family to caring for bystanders and stopping attackers
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Daniel Lamothe became 鈥渕edically distressed鈥� and was treated immediately, according to Santa Cruz County
Fire and EMS crews from multiple departments responded to the metal and paint plant
More than dozen people were transported to a hospital
Michigan EMS leaders share the challenges in locating, extricating and transporting victims of snowmobile crashes
A gunman is believed to have acted alone, according to Gov. Tate Reeves鈥� office
Bystanders called 911, but the child鈥檚 family said no one performed CPR, and it took up to 30 minutes for first responders to arrive
Officials said an off-duty firefighter rushed to help but was unable to reach the victim before he disappeared under the water
A Colorado Springs officer and a paramedic held Kevin Dizmang on the ground after they saw him walking in the middle of a street, speaking unintelligibly
Mercy Flight EMS providers transported the injured child to Oishei Children鈥檚 Hospital in Buffalo
鈥淭here was information withheld by those already on the scene which caused our members to handle things differently than they should have,鈥� Thomas Malone said
A man with a gunshot wound was transported to Grady Memorial Hospital
Jose Gonzalez鈥檚 trial began Wednesday, nearly six years after Yadira Arroyo鈥檚 death
A legal and ethical deep dive into the firing of 2 EMTs, fire lieutenant in Tyre Nichols鈥� death
Boston Fire offered Duxbury Fire Department its Critical Incident Stress Management team to help the responders and their families
Nearly six years after EMT Yadira Arroyo was killed, the man who allegedly ran her down with her own rig will stand trial
Maui County FD鈥檚 Tre鈥� Evans-Dumaran, 24, fought for his life for a week
The actions were not the 鈥渇inal disposition of this entire matter,鈥� said Matt Gibbs, an attorney for the state Department of Health
A Charlotte Fire crew, not EMS, was dispatched after police first called for help; once on scene, firefighters called Medic to treat Jovontay Williams, who later died
Chief Gary Ludwig joins to discuss the role of public safety leadership in preventing tragedy on scene, and weighs in on the EMS body camera debate
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I know Memphis Fire, and while the inactions of three members should not reflect on the entire FD, we must learn from these fatal errors
EMS agencies and fire departments in north and central Texas have been responding to hundreds of wrecks, including one involving an Austin ladder truck
EMTs Robert Long and JaMicheal Sandridge 鈥渇ailed to conduct an adequate patient assessment of Mr. Nichols,鈥� according to a FD statement
The department expects to complete its investigation into the role of two fire department members present at the fatal police-involved incident next week
Ambulnz Paramedic Lisa Sillins was walking to an employee parking lot when a van struck her
The Sumner County Sheriff鈥檚 Office and the Wellington EMS providers responded and performed CPR
The restraint policy states that a patient is never to be transported in a prone position and calls for regular circulation checks
The Memphis Fire Department鈥檚 decision follows the firing of five city police officers over the alleged use of force and failure to render aid to Tyre Nichols
Four people were killed at a mushroom farm and three at a trucking business on the outskirts of Half Moon Bay
鈥淲e ask that you PLEASE SLOW DOWN and be observant when driving by all emergency vehicles,鈥� the department tweeted later
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