Fatal Incident
Touted as “absolutely fireproof,” Atlanta’s Winecoff Hotel became the scene of America’s deadliest hotel blaze, claiming 119 lives
Review shows extreme hoarding caused one fatal floor collapse and fueled seven fatal fires, underscoring risks as firefighters struggle through debris-filled homes
Flames engulfed a Franklin Township home just before midnight, claiming the lives of five people
A panic sent people rushing for the exits when audience members thought they heard gunfire at the Rochester venue
Robert Long told the state Emergency Medical Services Board that officers refused to remove Nichols’ handcuffs, which would have allowed EMTs to check his vital signs
The Tennessee Emergency Medical Services Division found that JaMichael Sandridge and Robert Long violated state rules of emergency aid and treatment
The body of Jason Arno, 37, was 30 to 40 feet inside when there was a partial collapse, Fire Commissioner William Renaldo said
At least 10 people started to feel ill, including three Syracuse police officers, a firefighter and two AMR staffers
The settlement sum aims to resolve the remaining claims in a lawsuit over deputies and firefighters sharing photos of the NBA star’s fatal helicopter crash
Firefighters can incorporate tried-and-true military strategies to minimize line-of-duty deaths
Since the ambulance was impeded by snow-covered streets, Portland firefighters transported the child to a hospital
Westmont first responders found Matt Heiden unresponsive; EMS providers performed CPR and transported him to a hospital
The 12-alarm blaze resulted in the deaths of three Philadelphia firefighters: David Holcombe, Phyllis McAllister and James Chappell
Steve Smith served as Pebble fire chief for a decade
Daniel Lamothe became “medically distressed” and was treated immediately, according to Santa Cruz County
Dominic Biscari has been on unpaid leave from the Kansas City Fire Department, which is seeking termination
Fire and EMS crews from multiple departments responded to the metal and paint plant
More than dozen people were transported to a hospital
The 2003 nightclub fire in Rhode Island was the fourth deadliest nightclub fire in U.S. history
A passenger was critically hurt and four firefighters had minor injuries after the crash into the fire truck that was blocking at a prior wreck scene
Two Tennessee National Guard helicopter crewmembers were killed in the fiery crash
Officials said an off-duty firefighter rushed to help but was unable to reach the victim before he disappeared under the water
A Colorado Springs officer and a paramedic held Kevin Dizmang on the ground after they saw him walking in the middle of a street, speaking unintelligibly
Mercy Flight EMS providers transported the injured child to Oishei Children’s Hospital in Buffalo
“There was information withheld by those already on the scene which caused our members to handle things differently than they should have,” Thomas Malone said
A man with a gunshot wound was transported to Grady Memorial Hospital
Boston Fire offered Duxbury Fire Department its Critical Incident Stress Management team to help the responders and their families
Nearly six years after EMT Yadira Arroyo was killed, the man who allegedly ran her down with her own rig will stand trial
In the lawsuit, the father of a Portland man who drowned alleges that first responders could have acted faster and done more for his son
Maui County FD’s Tre’ Evans-Dumaran, 24, fought for his life for a week
The actions were not the “final disposition of this entire matter,” said Matt Gibbs, an attorney for the state Department of Health
A Charlotte Fire crew, not EMS, was dispatched after police first called for help; once on scene, firefighters called Medic to treat Jovontay Williams, who later died
Compassion elevates emergency medical care to a ministry of kindness
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