Fatal Incidents
The fatal incidents topic deals with a range of articles, news and exclusives surrounding the unfortunate side of a responders鈥� job.
A patient was unresponsive after EMS administered sedatives to a postictal seizure patient restrained by police
On the anniversary of the deadly terrorist attacks, the number of EMT and paramedic deaths should come to mind as quickly as 鈥�343 firefighters鈥�
Fairfax County Fire & Rescue works to ensure that the next generation of firefighters, EMTs and paramedics understand the legacy of 9/11鈥檚 fallen firefighters
Investigators have recovered the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder of the American Airlines plane that collided with an Army helicopter at Ronald Reagan National Airport
The latest victim was one of six patients flown to Arizona when the explosion out Hawaii鈥檚 only burn care facility at capacity
First responders have recovered at least 28 bodies from the Potomac River after the midair collision between a passenger plane and an Army helicopter
Officials said 28 bodies have been recovered from the crash involving an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter
A two-story house under construction on Weymouth collapsed, trapping one worker inside
A University of Colorado鈥檚 Colorado Springs spokesperson said the man was in the audience watching the event when the weight cleared the barrier and struck him
Coweta County Battalion Chief James Bartholomew Cauthen was killed and two others wounded when a resident fired on the trio during an MVC involving a deer
The former Sioux City Fire Rescue paramedic realized she had given the patient rocuronium when she went to administer a second dose of ketamine
Two first responders and three civilians were treated for hypothermia and other injuries after rescuing a child from a frozen pond in Guilford County
Officials in Fayette County and Somerset County agreed to a change after a patient died 3 miles from the closest EMS department
New red flag warnings are issued for severe winds of 50 mph through Wednesday
Firefighters from multiple states will help with at least four major fires burning around Los Angeles
Lieutenant William Oxendine served Stanly County for over 20 years as a medic, field training officer and volunteer firefighter
Ada County Paramedic Kody Hansen was less than a mile from his home when a driver passing a truck struck Hansen head-on
Video from a security camera captured the moment the plane hit the roof of the Fullerton furniture warehouse store
The Honolulu Fire Department reported there were 30 fireworks-related blazes between New Year鈥檚 Eve and New Year鈥檚 Day, a 30% increase from last New Year鈥檚 celebrations
Security camera footage shows the aircraft on its side as it crashed into the building in Fullerton
Officers in Ewing tried to reach a 6-year-old boy trapped in a fire on the fourth floor of a seven-story apartment
The fatal collision occurred while paramedics were responding to a separate incident in New Castle County
Authorities call 鈥渧ehicle as a weapon鈥� attacks a catalyst for reshaping cities, prompting concrete barriers and anti-vehicle obstacles in public and new spaces
Investigators say IDs and tattoos give a strong identification of the driver killed in the explosion outside the Las Vegas Trump hotel on New Year鈥檚 Day
Law enforcement identified the man as a U.S. Army Green Beret who deployed twice to Afghanistan
The attack killed 14 people, including an 18-year-old who had ambitions of becoming a nurse; authorities initially put the death toll at 15, which included the suspect
Officials said some of those wounded in the New Year鈥檚 Eve blast had severe burns and shrapnel injuries
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
Two people are dead and at least six injured as severe weather moved across the Southeast
Search teams in Skamania County, Washington spent three days looking for the two men in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Two Flat Rock EMTs were immediately fired after an investigation found they did not contact medical control due to the patient鈥檚 disorientation
Police in Wakefield found the bodies of four adults during a welfare check
A Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue spokesperson said three of the patients in the Lauderdale Marina explosion suffered traumatic injuries
