2005 Notices of EMS Fatalities
| EMT-D Felix Hernandez | |
| Age: | 31 |
| Date of Death: | October 23, 2005 |
| Date of Funeral: | October 28, 2005 |
| Agency: | FDNY-EMS, NEW YORK, NY |
| Cause of Death: | Complication of injuries atributed to operating at WTC collapse on 09/11/01 |
| Flight Nurse Erin Reed | |
| Age: | 48 |
| Date of Death: | September 29, 2005 |
| Date of Funeral: | TBA |
| Agency: | Airlift Northwest, Seattle, WA |
| Cause of Death: | Emergency Medical Aviation Accident |
| Pilot Steve Smith | |
| Age: | 59 |
| Date of Death: | September 29, 2005 |
| Date of Funeral: | TBA |
| Agency: | Airlift Northwest, Seattle, WA |
| Cause of Death: | Emergency Medical Aviation Accident |
| Flight Nurse Lois Suzuki | |
| Age: | 47 |
| Date of Death: | September 29, 2005 |
| Date of Funeral: | TBA |
| Agency: | Airlift Northwest, Seattle, WA |
| Cause of Death: | Emergency Medical Aviation Accident |
| EMT Rick Seiner | |
| Age: | 53 |
| Date of Death: | September 2, 2005 |
| Date of Funeral: | September 6, 2005 |
| Agency: | Citizens Memorial Hospital, Boliver, MO |
| Cause of Death: | Struck by vehicle while on scene |
| EMT Tommy Allred | |
| Age: | 26 |
| Date of Death: | August 17, 2005 |
| Date of Funeral: | August 20, 2005 |
| Agency: | American Ambulance, Cullman, AL |
| Cause of Death: | Ambulance / Train Collison |
| Paramedic Chastity Miller | |
| Age: | 29 |
| Date of Death: | August 17, 2005 |
| Date of Funeral: | August 21, 2005 |
| Agency: | American Ambulance, Cullman, AL |
| Cause of Death: | Ambulance / Train Collison |
| EMT-D Timothy Keller | |
| Age: | 41 |
| Date of Death: | June 23, 2005 |
| Date of Funeral: | June 30, 2005 |
| Agency: | FDNY-EMS, New York, NY |
| Cause of Death: | Complication of injuries atributed to operating at WTC collapse 9/11/2001 |
| EMT-Student Courtney Hilton | |
| Age: | 23 |
| Date of Death: | June 4, 2005 |
| Date of Funeral: | TBA |
| Agency: | Highlands Ambulance Service, Lebanon, VA |
| Cause of Death: | Electrocution from Defibrillator |
| CFR Steven Allen Stonelake | |
| Age: | 20 |
| Date of Death: | May 16, 2005 |
| Date of Funeral: | May 19, 2005 |
| Agency: | Saint Clair Veterans Memorial Ambulance, Saint Clair, PA |
| Cause of Death: | Injuries sustained in an MVC while on duty |
| EMT Heidi Behr | |
| Age: | 23 |
| Date of Death: | May 3, 2005 |
| Date of Funeral: | TBA |
| Agency: | Riverhead Volunteer Ambulance, Riverhead, NY |
| Cause of Death: | Ambulance involved motor vehicle collision |
| Paramedic William Stone | |
| Age: | 30 |
| Date of Death: | May 3, 2005 |
| Date of Funeral: | TBA |
| Agency: | Riverhead Volunteer Ambulance, Riverhead, NY |
| Cause of Death: | Ambulance involved motor vehicle collision |
| Paramedic Christopher Clingan | |
| Age: | 23 |
| Date of Death: | February 19, 2005 |
| Date of Funeral: | February 23, 2005 |
| Agency: | Pafford EMS, Hope, AR |
| Cause of Death: | Ambulance/Train Collision |
| EMT Jeffrey Scott Ferrnad | |
| Age: | 37 |
| Date of Death: | February 19, 2005 |
| Date of Funeral: | February 22, 2005 |
| Agency: | Pafford EMS, Hope, AR |
| Cause of Death: | Ambulance/Train Collision |
| EMT John Jeffrey "Jay" Rook | |
| Age: | 23 |
| Date of Death: | February 19, 2005 |
| Date of Funeral: | February 22, 2005 |
| Agency: | Pafford EMS, Hope, AR |
| Cause of Death: | Ambulance/Train Collision |
| Pilot Tim Benway | |
| Age: | 35 |
| Date of Death: | January 11, 2005 |
| Date of Funeral: | January 22, 2005 |
| Agency: | Yampa Valley Air Ambulance, Steamboat Springs, CO |
| Cause of Death: | Areomedical Aviation Accident |
| Flight Nurse and Director David B. Linner II | |
| Age: | 36 |
| Date of Death: | January 11, 2005 |
| Date of Funeral: | January 17, 2005 |
| Agency: | Yampa Valley Air Ambulance, Steamboat Springs, CO |
| Cause of Death: | Areomedical Aviation Accident |
| Flight Nurse Jennifer Wells | |
| Age: | 30 |
| Date of Death: | January 11, 2005 |
| Date of Funeral: | January 17, 2005 |
| Agency: | Yampa Valley Air Ambulance, Steamboat Springs, CO |
| Cause of Death: | Areomedical Aviation Accident |
| Flight Paramedic Nicole Kielar | |
| Age: | 29 |
| Date of Death: | January 10, 2005 |
| Date of Funeral: | January 17, 2005 |
| Agency: | LifeEvac of Virginia, Richmond and Stafford, Virginia, VA |
| Cause of Death: | Crash of LifeEvac II in Northern Virginia |
| Pilot Joseph Schaefer | |
| Age: | 56 |
| Date of Death: | January 10, 2005 |
| Date of Funeral: | TBA |
| Agency: | LifeEvac of Virginia, Richmond and Stafford, Virginia, VA |
| Cause of Death: | Crash of LifeEvac II in Northern Virginia |
| EMT Terry Pearson | |
| Age: | 48 |
| Date of Death: | January 4, 2005 |
| Date of Funeral: | TBA |
| Agency: | Roseau Area Hospital Ambulance, Roseau, MN |
| Cause of Death: | Ambulance Crash |
The posting of a Notice of EMS Fatality is for notification purposes only. It is based upon information submitted to the National EMS Memorial Service regarding the death of an EMS provider which may be in the Line of Duty but which has not yet been fully investigated by us.
The posting of a Notice of EMS Fatality does not indicate acceptance to the National EMS Memorial Service. Inclusion in the National EMS Memorial Service requires that a nominee meet the NEMSMS Criteria, a careful review of information on the Nomination Form and from all other sources, and an affirmative vote of the National EMS Memorial Service Board of Directors.