2006 Notices of EMS Fatalities
| Flight Nurse Diane Efaw | |
| Age: | 47 |
| Date of Death: | December 26, 2006 |
| Date of Funeral: | December 30, 2006 |
| Agency: | Flight Source, LLC, Morgantown, WV |
| Cause of Death: | Aircraft accident while en route to pick up a patient. |
| Pilot Maureen McGee | |
| Age: | 47 |
| Date of Death: | December 26, 2006 |
| Date of Funeral: | January 9, 2007 |
| Agency: | Flight Source, LLC, Morgantown, WV |
| Cause of Death: | Aircraft accident while en route to pick up a patient |
| EMT Bruce Kosanke | |
| Age: | 58 |
| Date of Death: | November 12, 2006 |
| Date of Funeral: | November 16, 2006 |
| Agency: | Kulm Ambulance Service, Kulm, ND |
| Cause of Death: | Cardiac arrest while on duty |
| EMT-I Robert Antonio Paoli | |
| Age: | 31 |
| Date of Death: | November 7, 2006 |
| Date of Funeral: | November 18, 2006 |
| Agency: | American Medical Response - Marin, San Rafael, CA |
| Cause of Death: | Cardiac arrest while on duty |
| Paramedic Eric Collin Hanson | |
| Age: | 26 |
| Date of Death: | October 10, 2006 |
| Date of Funeral: | October 13, 2006 |
| Agency: | Marble Falls Area EMS, Marble Falls, TX |
| Cause of Death: | Ambulance involved MVC |
| Paramedic Supervisor Joe Alvarez Jr | |
| Age: | 32 |
| Date of Death: | September 13, 2006 |
| Date of Funeral: | September 18, 2006 |
| Agency: | East Texas Medical Center EMS, Waco, TX |
| Cause of Death: | On duty MVC - Agency Vehicle |
| Paramedic Lt. Woodford (Woody) King | |
| Age: | 42 |
| Date of Death: | August 5, 2006 |
| Date of Funeral: | TBA |
| Agency: | Richland County Emergency Services, Columbia, SC |
| Cause of Death: | Cardiac arrest while on EMS incident scene |
| Paramedic Joe Snow | |
| Age: | 32 |
| Date of Death: | May 28, 2006 |
| Date of Funeral: | June 1, 2006 |
| Agency: | Montgomery County EMS, Clarksville, TN |
| Cause of Death: | Drowning during Swift Water Rescue Operation |
| RN Karen Woods | |
| Age: | 43 |
| Date of Death: | May 9, 2006 |
| Date of Funeral: | May 13, 2006 |
| Agency: | Rural/Metro Ambulance, Aurora, CO |
| Cause of Death: | Ambulance Involved MVC |
| Pilot James Vincent | |
| Age: | 46 |
| Date of Death: | April 13, 2006 |
| Date of Funeral: | April 16, 2006 |
| Agency: | County Rescue Eagle III, Green Bay, WI |
| Cause of Death: | Aeromedical Aviation Accident |
| Paramedic Deborah Reeve | |
| Age: | 41 |
| Date of Death: | March 15, 2006 |
| Date of Funeral: | March 20, 2006 |
| Agency: | New York City Fire Department, New York, NY |
| Cause of Death: | Complications of illness atributed to operating at WTC collapse on 09/11/01 |
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.