Fatal Incident
Protests and riots after the death of Michael Brown thrust the city into the national spotlight
U.S. Fire Administrator Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell said there is still much to learn from the devastating Maui wildfires
Officials in Palm Beach County said the Ford Explorer failed to negotiate a turn, striking a guardrail before overturning
Michael Bettis was the squad captain when a member died on April 25 after a boat capsized during a recovery operation
Katlyn Mitchell was pregnant with firefighter Jeff Buck’s son when he was fatally injured during a porch collapse in a house fire; he never got to hear the news that he was having a son
Capt. Paul Phillips was set to retire Dec. 31 after 11 years with the department
David Madigral, 59, was found in a chair with a gunshot wound on the right side of his temple; the case has not been confirmed a homicide
Three passengers, who weren’t wearing seatbelts, were ejected from the vehicle, one of which was firefighter Logan Maas
The rig was moving toward a median on an interstate so its crew could assist another accident scene when it got struck from behind
Police believe it was an intentional act by a woman in her 20s who went up and off the street two or three times
Grant Taylor, 23, is facing murder charges and up to life in prison if convicted
Lawsuit alleges the owner was negligent because the building had an open elevator shaft, gaping holes in the floor and no permits
The board also approved designating firefighter Dennis Rodeman’s death as in the line of duty
Inspectors alleged various problems, including “gaping holes” in the floor and voids stretching from the second floor to the basement left by demolition of the elevator shaft
A third crew member survived the crash but suffered serious injuries; no patients were on board
Fire officials said there was nothing around the open elevator shaft to alert firefighters that a hazard was present
Investigators were looking for witnesses and video footage to determine the cause of the fire
Other firefighters quickly reached 15-year veteran Daniel Capuano, 42, and got him to an ambulance; he was pronounced dead at the hospital
The SkyLife air ambulance went down Thursday night in central California killing the paramedic, nurse, pilot and patient
Tactical medic Ryan Starling recalls assessing the victims and separating the living from the dead
The woman was killed while trespassing on the tracks; the firefighters’ injuries were minor
Torrential rains and mudslides left two women dead in Oregon and swept seven people into a Washington river, where they were rescued
Capt. Scott Carroll, 48, fell ill while working a duty shift
Brandon Leonardo was a former Marine and served a combat tour in Afghanistan; he killed himself after an argument with his ex-girlfriend
Mark Harmon was using a tractor to pull up a log when it flipped and killed him
Mark Zielinski, 49, responded to a scene where a shopper was down in cardiac arrest requiring CPR
A judge found that Grant Taylor is competent and has a history of mental illness
The incident was the deadliest mass shooting since the attack at a school in Newtown three years ago
Eight people died in flooding during storms in Texas over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend
Firefighters Kenneth Arnold, Donald Roseman and Frank Urwin died when a series of makeshift bombs exploded while battling a restaurant fire
Scott Jones, 33, died after a two-car crash sent both vehicles off the roadway and down an embankment
Firefighters smashed the chimney to get the 19-year-old out, but when they got to him he had died of smoke inhalation and burns
More than four inches of rain fell overnight in North Texas; one person remains missing
