Fatal Incidents
The fatal incidents topic deals with a range of articles, news and exclusives surrounding the unfortunate side of a responders鈥� job.
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
鈥淕ive grace as leaders; we will all need it at some point鈥�
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
One vehicle accelerated into another causing both to crash into a play area after a holiday event at the Boerne preschool
The NYPD has a person of interest in custody after a woman was intentionally set on fire while she was possibly asleep
Paying tribute to the memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to their communities
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Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes said the 17-year-old female shooter is among the deceased
College Park officials said the teen was transported to the hospital by her mother after a Grady EMS ambulance did not arrive
Two workers in a Catoosa paint manufacturing company were killed when they were trapped by materials on a crane
Rescuers spent four days in cold weather searching for Elizabeth Pollard after she fell into a sinkhole in Marguerite while looking for her cat
Elizabeth Pollard was last seen looking for her cat on Dec. 2 and was believed to have fallen into the sinkhole in Marguerite
Police said two kindergartners are in 鈥渆xtremely critical condition鈥� after a shooting at a private Christian school in Palermo
United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson was rushed by EMS to Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital, where he died of his wounds
Two patients had to be extricated from a vehicle in the fatal MCI crash in Chinatown
A Kansas City Police Department spokesperson said the victim had accelerated and lost control before striking the ambulance
The lawsuit argues that Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center failed to enforce violence and weapons policies despite staff complaints about earlier threats
Over a million pounds of timber collapsed, killing 12 and injuring dozens ahead of the Texas A&M University and University of Texas football game
A busy roadway is hands-down the most dangerous environment where we routinely work
An investigation is underway after residents called 911 and reported difficulty breathing
Louisville firefighters rescued several from inside the collapsed food coloring plant
Investigators believe a vehicle鈥檚 broken tailpipe to be the cause of the deaths in Clovis
Authorities said a business jet crashed into a vehicle outside of Falcon Field Airport in Mesa
An elderly couple who worked as poll workers in Wright County were killed when their vehicle was swept away in the flooding
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