/line-of-duty-death-lodd Line-of-Duty Death (LODD) en-US Mon, 30 Sep 2024 17:44:18 GMT /emergency-management/rapid-response-3-unimaginable-scenarios-unfold-amid-storm-flooding Hurricane Helene flooding forces patients to a hospital roof, wipes out a VFD and downs a tree, killing two firefighters Mon, 30 Sep 2024 17:44:18 GMT /emergency-management/rapid-response-3-unimaginable-scenarios-unfold-amid-storm-flooding /memorial/honoring-the-sacrifice How the National EMS Memorial Weekend of Honor recognizes the fallen Wed, 22 May 2024 14:49:17 GMT /memorial/honoring-the-sacrifice /line-of-duty-death/lodd-miss-emt-fatally-struck-while-at-crash-scene Police arrested a driver in the death of ASAP EMS EMT Mary “Katie” Pipkin Tue, 02 Jan 2024 14:04:46 GMT /line-of-duty-death/lodd-miss-emt-fatally-struck-while-at-crash-scene /air-medical-transport/ntsb-ky-medical-helicopter-hit-wire-on-approach-to-landing-zone The Air Evac Lifeteam Bell 206 helicopter crashed while en route to pick up a patient, killing all three members aboard Mon, 28 Oct 2024 15:08:23 GMT /air-medical-transport/ntsb-ky-medical-helicopter-hit-wire-on-approach-to-landing-zone /line-of-duty-death-lodd/mo-paramedic-dies-unexpectedly-while-on-duty The St. Charles County Ambulance District is mourning the loss of Paramedic Michael Clarke Tue, 15 Oct 2024 16:52:46 GMT /line-of-duty-death-lodd/mo-paramedic-dies-unexpectedly-while-on-duty /line-of-duty-death-lodd/officials-identify-crewmembers-killed-in-ky-medical-helicopter-crash Three members of Air Evac Lifeteam 133 were en route to pick up a patient when their helicopter went down in Owenton Tue, 08 Oct 2024 09:53:11 GMT /line-of-duty-death-lodd/officials-identify-crewmembers-killed-in-ky-medical-helicopter-crash /line-of-duty-death-lodd/n-j-emt-dies-after-12-hour-shift Egg Harbor Township EMT David M. Austin was known for his dedication to public service Wed, 02 Oct 2024 17:54:23 GMT /line-of-duty-death-lodd/n-j-emt-dies-after-12-hour-shift /emergency-management/rapid-response-3-unimaginable-scenarios-unfold-amid-storm-flooding Hurricane Helene flooding forces patients to a hospital roof, wipes out a VFD and downs a tree, killing two firefighters Mon, 30 Sep 2024 17:44:18 GMT /emergency-management/rapid-response-3-unimaginable-scenarios-unfold-amid-storm-flooding /line-of-duty-death-lodd/fallen-mo-firefighter-paramedic-was-known-as-a-mentor-role-model-for-many Kansas City Firefighter-Paramedic Kyle Brinker studied emergency medicine at the University of Pittsburgh and worked as a medic in Elizabeth Township, Pa. Thu, 19 Sep 2024 12:57:26 GMT /line-of-duty-death-lodd/fallen-mo-firefighter-paramedic-was-known-as-a-mentor-role-model-for-many /line-of-duty-death-lodd/mo-firefighter-paramedic-dies-during-training A 10-year veteran of the Kansas City Fire Department suffered a medical emergency during a training exercise Wed, 18 Sep 2024 10:45:15 GMT /line-of-duty-death-lodd/mo-firefighter-paramedic-dies-during-training /line-of-duty-death-lodd/tenn-paramedic-killed-in-ambulance-crash Jefferson County Rescue Squad Assistant Chief Jeremy Sutton was killed when a tractor-trailer struck the ambulance Mon, 02 Sep 2024 13:20:46 GMT /line-of-duty-death-lodd/tenn-paramedic-killed-in-ambulance-crash /9-11/mobile-exhibit-brings-9-11-remembrance-to-ohio-fair The Tunnel to Towers Foundation's mobile exhibit honors the fallen at the Allen County Fair Sat, 24 Aug 2024 12:00:00 GMT /9-11/mobile-exhibit-brings-9-11-remembrance-to-ohio-fair /memorial/national-ems-memorial-service-announces-weekend-of-honor-dates-through-2026 The 2024 moving memorial made several stops over 15 days through at least 18 states during the journey to Arlington Thu, 15 Aug 2024 15:13:45 GMT /memorial/national-ems-memorial-service-announces-weekend-of-honor-dates-through-2026 /line-of-duty-death-lodd/del-firefighter-emt-dies-while-helping-at-crash-scene The firefighter had stopped to render aid at an MVC near Georgetown Wed, 14 Aug 2024 10:00:39 GMT /line-of-duty-death-lodd/del-firefighter-emt-dies-while-helping-at-crash-scene /line-of-duty-death-lodd/ark-paramedic-civilian-killed-in-ambulance-crash An Emerson Ambulance Service paramedic was killed when a driver crossed the center lane and struck the ambulance Sat, 10 Aug 2024 14:00:15 GMT /line-of-duty-death-lodd/ark-paramedic-civilian-killed-in-ambulance-crash /memorial/national-ems-memorial-service-honors-fallen-ems-providers-at-arlington-national-cemetery National EMS Weekend of Honor recognized 36 EMS personnel who died in the line of duty in 2023 Mon, 22 Jul 2024 17:15:41 GMT /memorial/national-ems-memorial-service-honors-fallen-ems-providers-at-arlington-national-cemetery /memorial/they-were-doing-gods-work-families-remember-n-m-first-responders-killed-in-helicopter-crash Rescue Specialist and Paramedic Matthew King of Bernalillo County Fire and Rescue and three sheriff’s office members were killed while returning from a wildfire Wed, 17 Jul 2024 21:19:05 GMT /memorial/they-were-doing-gods-work-families-remember-n-m-first-responders-killed-in-helicopter-crash /line-of-duty-death-lodd/minn-prosecutor-provides-detailed-account-of-shooting-deaths-of-3-first-responders Burnsville Firefighter-Paramedic Adam Finseth and police officers Paul Elmstrand and Matthew Ruge and were killed trying to protect seven children inside the shooter’s home Wed, 03 Jul 2024 14:22:35 GMT /line-of-duty-death-lodd/minn-prosecutor-provides-detailed-account-of-shooting-deaths-of-3-first-responders /memorial/honoring-the-sacrifice How the National EMS Memorial Weekend of Honor recognizes the fallen Wed, 22 May 2024 14:49:17 GMT /memorial/honoring-the-sacrifice /memorial/national-ems-weekend-of-honor-recognizes-36-fallen-ems-providers An unveiling ceremony for the Tree of Life, featuring the names of the 36 honorees, will take place in July Sun, 05 May 2024 16:00:00 GMT /memorial/national-ems-weekend-of-honor-recognizes-36-fallen-ems-providers /ems-education/scholarship-named-in-honor-of-slain-minn-swat-medic The Adam Finseth Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to students majoring in the Emergency Medicine Paramedic or Emergency Medicine Technology programs Tue, 16 Apr 2024 14:13:58 GMT /ems-education/scholarship-named-in-honor-of-slain-minn-swat-medic /line-of-duty-death/lodd-tenn-ems-captain-collapses-during-call The Morristown-Hamblen paramedic captain collapsed while he and his partner were treating a patient Tue, 09 Apr 2024 11:43:05 GMT /line-of-duty-death/lodd-tenn-ems-captain-collapses-during-call /line-of-duty-death/lodd-ky-county-ems-worker-killed-in-ambulance-crash Police said a tractor-trailer pulled into the path of the Somerset-Pulaski County EMS ambulance Mon, 01 Apr 2024 18:53:29 GMT /line-of-duty-death/lodd-ky-county-ems-worker-killed-in-ambulance-crash /murder/firefighter-convicted-in-murder-of-pregnant-emt-girlfriend The jury found that Matthew Plote, a former Illinois volunteer firefighter, killed Melissa Lamesch before setting her house on fire Mon, 25 Mar 2024 17:19:17 GMT /murder/firefighter-convicted-in-murder-of-pregnant-emt-girlfriend /paramedic-emt-death/body-of-missing-s-c-paramedic-found-car-linked-to-death-of-n-m-state-trooper Suspect Jaremy Smith has been identified as the driver of Paramedic Machado-Fore’s car after it was found in New Mexico Mon, 18 Mar 2024 13:15:28 GMT /paramedic-emt-death/body-of-missing-s-c-paramedic-found-car-linked-to-death-of-n-m-state-trooper /fatal-incidents/we-carry-on-in-your-honor-ky-communities-mourn-loss-of-2-first-responders Firefighter Frank Whitt was killed in a crash while en route to escort EMT Drake Adams to a funeral home Thu, 14 Mar 2024 16:05:45 GMT /fatal-incidents/we-carry-on-in-your-honor-ky-communities-mourn-loss-of-2-first-responders /fatal-incidents/ky-firefighter-dies-escorting-fallen-emt The Elliott County firefighter struck a guardrail and went over an embankment after the EMT died in a separate incident Wed, 13 Mar 2024 13:54:15 GMT /fatal-incidents/ky-firefighter-dies-escorting-fallen-emt /paramedic-emt-death/pa-emt-paramedic-student-killed-in-crash Shayna Baker was a full-time EMT while she was training to become a paramedic with Murrysville Medic One Mon, 11 Mar 2024 14:57:34 GMT /paramedic-emt-death/pa-emt-paramedic-student-killed-in-crash /line-of-duty-death/first-responders-dispatchers-step-up-to-fill-in-during-minn-memorial-service Regional agencies cover calls allowing Burnsville officials to focus on the families of the fallen Sun, 03 Mar 2024 17:00:00 GMT /line-of-duty-death/first-responders-dispatchers-step-up-to-fill-in-during-minn-memorial-service /line-of-duty-death-lodd/officials-identify-crewmembers-killed-in-ky-medical-helicopter-crash Three members of Air Evac Lifeteam 133 were en route to pick up a patient when their helicopter went down in Owenton Tue, 08 Oct 2024 09:53:11 GMT /line-of-duty-death-lodd/officials-identify-crewmembers-killed-in-ky-medical-helicopter-crash /memorial/national-ems-weekend-of-honor-recognizes-36-fallen-ems-providers An unveiling ceremony for the Tree of Life, featuring the names of the 36 honorees, will take place in July Sun, 05 May 2024 16:00:00 GMT /memorial/national-ems-weekend-of-honor-recognizes-36-fallen-ems-providers /line-of-duty-death-lodd/ark-paramedic-civilian-killed-in-ambulance-crash An Emerson Ambulance Service paramedic was killed when a driver crossed the center lane and struck the ambulance Sat, 10 Aug 2024 14:00:15 GMT /line-of-duty-death-lodd/ark-paramedic-civilian-killed-in-ambulance-crash /emergency-management/rapid-response-3-unimaginable-scenarios-unfold-amid-storm-flooding Hurricane Helene flooding forces patients to a hospital roof, wipes out a VFD and downs a tree, killing two firefighters Mon, 30 Sep 2024 17:44:18 GMT /emergency-management/rapid-response-3-unimaginable-scenarios-unfold-amid-storm-flooding /memorial/honoring-the-sacrifice How the National EMS Memorial Weekend of Honor recognizes the fallen Wed, 22 May 2024 14:49:17 GMT /memorial/honoring-the-sacrifice