Fatal Incident
Officials said a fire believed to be contained suddenly shifted a kilometer in 36 seconds, overtaking soldiers conducting live-fire combat training at a base in Alberta, leaving 19 people in critical condition among 39 total injured
The woman, whose truck struck and killed two people at the Stryker Sports Complex, was released pending toxicology results and a mechanical inspection as police continue interviewing more than 30 witnesses
Canada’s defense minister confirmed casualties after a major fire broke out at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright, with high winds spreading flames and hospitals reporting they were overwhelmed by the number of patients
A 6-year-old boy and a 35-year-old man were killed and 11 others, ages 5 to 68, were hospitalized when a 34-year-old woman drove a truck through a youth soccer game in Wichita
A 16-year-old shot his way into Silver Rail Elementary with a shotgun purchased by his mother before being fatally shot by a bystander, marking the 28th mass killing in the U.S. this year
A guest lost their life and others were hurt aboard the Goliath coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia, prompting the company to close similar attractions at six parks nationwide
The Category 2 storm tore roofs off Pensacola and Panama City Beach buildings and killed two people under falling trees, as flash flood warnings extend into Georgia, the Carolinas and the Tennessee Valley
An Erie gunman killed seven relatives and a friend, including a 5-year-old boy and 1-year-old girl
Broderick Balanti was traveling 74 mph without applying brakes until a second before impact when his personal vehicle, which lacked emergency lights, struck and killed 88-year-old Leroy Hart
An investigation found the department ignored warnings that the smoldering Lachman fire could reignite and struggled to track personnel once the Palisades fire erupted, killing 12 people and destroying 6,800 structures
A pilot and nurse died and a patient remains missing after the REACH Air Medical Services helicopter crashed shortly after takeoff
Two people were hospitalized and a fifth remained missing after the helicopter crashed shortly after takeoff and was found submerged in 240 feet of water
Sasa Acosta suffered burns on 46% of his body after a lithium-ion battery explosion killed his longtime hairdresser and a fellow customer at La Roka Barbershop
Grand Blanc students delivered nearly 200 handwritten notes and gift bags to first responders as the community marks the anniversary of the Sept. 28, 2025, shooting and arson attack that killed five people
Four FDNY firefighters were among 10 people injured in a two-alarm Bronx apartment fire that killed one man and forced another to jump from a fourth-floor window
Fly Precision identified Greg King and Ryan Cutter as the two crew members killed when their helicopter crashed during water-drop operations on the Dome Fire
Three members of a Charlotte family, including a 6-year-old girl, were killed when their SUV struck a Providence Fire Department fire engine at an earlier crash scene
Families of the 67 people killed in the 2025 collision near Reagan National Airport are urging action on NTSB recommendations, including expanded collision-warning technology
About 200 first responders faced multiple entrapments, a complex engine fire and a lingering fuel leak
An off-duty firefighter pulled a driver from a burning vehicle after it struck multiple trees in Voluntown, but the driver died at the scene
Melinda Brugger, a former Plattekill EMS captain, and James Brugger, a former fire chief, were found dead at a Milton Turnpike residence
Authorities confirmed eight relatives spanning four generations were killed before their Billings-area home burned
Billings firefighters faced a fully involved home, no hydrants and limited access as crews responded to a shooting that killed multiple adults and children
A Forest Grove engine crew found a burning vehicle and a gunshot victim at a rural property where investigators later discovered five people dead
A Cessna 150 collided with a Pennsylvania State Police Bell 407 near a Carlisle airport runway, killing the plane’s pilot and trapping two troopers in the helicopter
Sacred Cross EMS is rallying support for Herstle Renfroe, a longtime EMS provider and volunteer firefighter whose family died in a Parker County house fire
The firefighter was serving the community when flames engulfed his Parker County home
The union censured Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess over the prosecution of a paramedic and an Annapolis alderman over opposition to additional EMS staffing
The ambulance was stolen from Fort Worth Fire Station 4 before a pursuit on I-35 ended with a DPS trooper fatally shooting the suspect
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