Fatal Incident
Search teams and volunteers continue to search through storm damage as states slowly recover
Officials concluded the wildfire likely reignited from winds carrying an ember into a dry gully but did not address liability
On Oct. 1, 2017, a gunman opened fire on concertgoers, killing 58 people and wounding more than 400
One barn was fully engulfed when crews arrived and the fire had spread to a second barn
Colleton County Fire and Rescue’s Twitter account states that four children died at the scene when a car ended up trapped beneath the rig
The firefighter resigned from the department weeks after the incident, raising questions surrounding the department’s response
Firefighter and police officer Scott Bashioum is remembered as a family man who “was born to help people”
A medical examiner will perform an autopsy to determine Samuel Horn’s cause of death
Casey Speckman, 27, and Kevin McCarthy, 44, were killed when the 2015 Model S lost control and crashed into a tree
After finding the bodies, firefighters withdrew, fearing that there might be an armed person inside
Xavier Allen, 23, had just finished an agility test when he passed out
Alfred A. Stewart, 79, became entangled in a fallen ladder; he was a 52-year veteran
Brad Speakman suffered burns to 30 percent of his body during a fire that killed two colleagues and injured several others
Two toddlers and an infant died in the blaze; the cause is unknown
Three firefighters were treated at hospitals for non life-threatening injuries
Officials said it is possible the bus driver suffered some kind of medical emergency when the crash occurred
Firefighters are still working their way through the wreckage of the commuter bus
The cause of the leak still has not been determined; two wildfires caused by the explosion burned 31 acres of land
Two other shooting victims who went to the fire station were hospitalized
Prosecutors argued that the screams of three victims trapped in the third floor indicated they were alive and would’ve survived if they had another way to escape
The two firefighters crawled through a bedroom window to rescue three children trapped inside
Jordan Galvin-Jutras, 19, was studying fire science at Anna Maria College with a yearlong internship at the Centerville-Osterville-Marstons Mills Fire Department
Ken Ward went missing last weekend; men scouting for deer found his body
Officials said further investigation into the blaze determined that a spark from a home fire caught the wood frame of the fireplace
Fire officials suspect an electrical problem sparked the fire
Michael and Michelle Speer, 36, and their four girls, ages 11, 7, 5 and 2, died in the fire
The fire brought new firefighting guidelines intended to send a strong message to firefighters: that no home is worth dying for
It was not known if alcohol, drugs or fatigue played a role in the crash
Firefighters believe the dog stayed behind in an attempt to save and protect the boy
At least 30 victims have been taken to hospitals; firefighters removed more bodies using ladders to climb into the bus’ windows
Rail officials say the train had been carrying 1,300 passengers instead of the usual 600
Firefighter Joshua Tullis recorded the man getting out of his vehicle and diving toward him before speeding away
Randy Peterson had been unable to reach his 16-year-old son as he raced to the scene