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The fatal incidents topic deals with a range of articles, news and exclusives surrounding the unfortunate side of a responders’ job.

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
Paying tribute to the memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to their communities
Losing a partner in this field cuts deeper than in most; here’s a reflection on my recent loss and what it means to me
Dawson County Deputy Jessie Perez had served with the sheriff’s office for eight months; he also served with the O’Donnell Volunteer Fire Department and Lynn County EMS
A crash involving a school bus on I-77 in Chester County left an eighth-grade boy dead and sent students and adults to the hospital
Six people were injured in a fatal four-vehicle hit-and-run crash in Riverside
A Wayne County firefighter and Cleveland Clinic flight medic was killed after being struck by a vehicle while assisting a stranded driver
Three people were killed in a boating collision during the Major League Fishing’s Tackle Warehouse Invitational on Alabama’s Lewis Smith Lake
168 people—19 of them children—were killed and hundreds injured when a truck bomb tore through the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building
A crash involving a Trans-Care ambulance and two juveniles on an electric bike left one dead and another with life-threatening injuries
Three decades after the deadliest domestic terror attack in U.S. history, survivors of the Oklahoma City bombing still carry deep emotional and physical scars
A sightseeing helicopter broke apart and crashed into the Hudson River less than 18 minutes after takeoff
Several fire and police boats are on the scene near the Holland Tunnel
The driver of the dump truck attempted to avoid a collision but crashed into parked vehicles and then into the Boone County restaurant
Adam Gambrell was a paramedic with AmeriPro Health EMS
An AMR ambulance was ripped apart after it struck a palm tree in Riverside County
A measles outbreak that began in rural West Texas has now claimed three lives, with cases more than doubling 2024’s total and spreading through under-vaccinated communities across five states
Relentless storms continue to batter the central U.S., triggering tornado and flash flood warnings across multiple states
Severe storms swept across several states, triggering dozens of warnings and causing a warehouse collapse
One year after the tragic collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, officials and families honored the six workers who lost their lives
AMR EMT Jacob Bozeman’s family and coworkers remember him for his compassion and dedication to helping others
The lawsuit alleges EMS workers left without helping a man who had called for emergency aid — only for his son to find him dead the next day
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said its count of confirmed measles cases in the U.S. surpassed 2024
Residents across the South and Midwest began cleanup Monday after deadly storms, wildfires, and tornadoes swept through seven states
A fire broke out at Club Pulse in Kocani, reportedly ignited by a pyrotechnics display during a concert at the longtime venue, which was converted from a carpet warehouse
A fatal explosion at a Troy medical facility’s hyperbaric oxygen therapy chamber claimed the life of a five-year-old boy and injured his mother
The cockpit voice recorder on the medical transport plane that crashed killing seven, had likely been nonfunctional for years, according to a NTSB report
Authorities believe speed was a factor when a Tesla crashed into a house in Woodridge, killing two people
A burned e-bike was found in the Queens house along with propane tanks and home oxygen