Line-of-Duty Death (LODD)
The available data on EMS COVID-19 fatalities points to an increased risk over other healthcare and public safety personnel
Non-punitive near-miss reporting can prevent serious injury or line-of-duty deaths by relying on the group鈥檚 collective experience
The Colorado paramedics lifted each other up during their deployment to New York City virus epicenter
New York Fire Department EMT Yadira Arroyo was killed in 2017 after a man stole her ambulance and ran her down
Milwaukee Fire Department Lt. Odell Minor died after serving 24 years as a paramedic
After witnessing a crash, Wes Weysham was providing medical care, when another vehicle came upon the scene and crashed into it
While exposed to the same on-the-job dangers as their male colleagues, female firefighters, EMTs and paramedics have different levels of risks
Franklin County Auditor Clarence Mingo is renewing his call to provide a property tax break to the spouses of first responders who die in the line of duty
The alert encourages personnel to postpone non-emergency tasks and focus on safety and survival training, as well as the loss of fellow first responders
The four-piece band of musically inclined firefighters plays traditional Irish and Scottish marches at around 20 events each year
Northeastern Area EMS EMT Robert Kohler was working on Christmas when he suffered a 鈥渕edical event,鈥� according to officials
Ali Acevedo expressed her thoughts on Jose Gonzalez before a Bronx Supreme Court hearing where a decision on his mental fitness for trial was delayed
Felipe Huerta Jr., 32, and patient Delia Cortines, 68, died and Andrea Rodriguez was hospitalized after an ambulance was struck head-on
Christopher Roy, 36, was a 2 陆-year veteran of the Worcester Fire Department
An investigation into the 2016 fatal shooting of John Ulmschneider found responders were not warned of the possibility of guns on scene
Officials said West Tennessee Healthcare paramedic Zachary Pruitt and patient Nyema Jackson were ejected from the ambulance after it struck a rock wall
MedFlight flight paramedic Mark Potter, 28, was found dead of an unknown cause
Nicole Van Heel, 34, died of a pulmonary embolism, a complication from a stroke she suffered in June
Officials said Portsmouth Ambulance Service paramedic Jennifer Cross was part of a crew responding to a call when their ambulance collided with another vehicle
Crozer-Keystone Health System EMS Chief Robert Reeder suffered a cardiac arrest while on duty Saturday at a charity event at Talen Energy Stadium
Gulf County Fire and Emergency Services firefighter-paramedic Brad Price was helping family members clear debris when a tree fell on the tractor he was using
Officials said EMS Maj. Tommy McNeill suffered a 鈥渟erious medical event鈥� while leading a wilderness search and rescue training session
Firefighter Zachary J. Fazekas, 19, had been with the department for two years
鈥淭his is not about us. It鈥檚 about the people that we lost and it鈥檚 about raising awareness and getting money for a memorial,鈥� EMT Keith Wesley said
Paint Creek Joint EMS and Fire District firefighter Joe Patterson was fatally injured while working with compressed air cylinders
Juan Bucio was remembered as a man of few words who preferred to let his heroic work do the talking
A funeral for Juan Bucio will be held Monday at Saint Rita Cascia, a church known for hosting first responder services
Juan Bucio鈥檚 family members said his devotion to his job was unquestioned
Juan J. Bucio, 46, became separated from his partner while trying to rescue someone from the Chicago River
North Beach Volunteer Fire Department Rescue Captain Patricia Osburn, an 18-year EMS veteran, died while on duty
The National EMS Memorial Service Board is requesting that agencies observe 10 to 30 seconds of radio silence on May 19
Rico Caruso, Klint Mitchell and Greg Rosenthal were killed when the Ascension Wisconsin Spirit helicopter crashed on its way back to its base
Steven Werner was killed when an ambulance crashed into a semi-tractor trailer that had stopped on a bridge for construction
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