| Kentucky
EMS providers killed in the line of duty.
22 known Kentucky Emergency Medical
Services responders have died in the line of duty since 1960. |
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| Name | Expected
to qualify for retroactive benefits under BR 494 |
Police LODD Benefit | Fire Service LODD Benefit |
| Aldridge,
Roxanna Lynn Caldwell County Rescue Squad Nov. 23, 1994 |
No An EMT who collapsed while responding to a motor vehicle crash and died of a pulmonary embolism. |
No | No |
| Allgood,
Harold Bradley Mount Washington Vol. Fire Dept. Nov. 15, 1993 |
No An EMT killed on the tailboard of a fire apparatus in a motor vehicle crash while responding to a motor vehicle crash. |
No | Yes |
| Burchett,
Christa Dawn City of Paintsville Fire-Rescue-EMS Jan. 22, 2008 |
No A paramedic who was killed, along with her patient, while standing at the door to the ambulance when they were struck by an 18-wheel tractor trailer truck loaded with coal which had lost control on icy roads at the scene of a motor vehicle crash. |
No | Yes |
| Carpenter,
Michael W. Hearne Ambulance Service Dec. 2, 1994 |
No An EMT killed in a motor vehicle crash while transporting a patient to the hospital. |
No | No |
| Compton, John
F. P & B Ambulance Service Jan. 26, 1994 |
No An EMT who died of an apparent heart attach while driving an ambulance. |
No | No |
| Cowan, Brenda Lexington Division of Fire and Emergency Services Feb. 13, 2004 |
No A paramedic gunned down while treating a patient at the scene of a shooting. |
No | Yes |
| Fryman, James
Earl Travis MedCorp Inc. Jan. 26, 2008 |
Potential
depending on final Administrative Regulation A paramedic involved in a single-vehicle accident while undertaking the duty of "proper attendance of death." |
No | No |
| Greene, Donald University of Kentucky Air Medical Service Jun. 14, 1999 |
No An EMS pilot killed in an air medical helicopter crash in dense fog. |
No | No |
| Harden, Brian
Lewis University of Kentucky Air Medical Service Jun. 14, 1999 |
No A flight paramedic killed in an air medical helicopter crash in dense fog. |
No | No |
| Hunter, John Allen's Ambulance Service Oct. 14, 2002 |
Potential
depending on final Administrative Regulation A paramedic who suffered full cardiac arrest after returning from a call. |
No | No |
| Jennemann,
Brian Nathanial Jefferson County EMS July 20, 2001 |
No An EMT who lost his life after a brief battle with meningococcal meningitis. |
No | No |
| Johnson, Billy
Dean Lifeline Ambulance Service Dec. 7, 1991 |
No A paramedic killed in a motor vehicle crash while transporting a patient. |
No | No |
| Jones Jr.,
Ernest L. University of Kentucky Air Medical Service Jun. 14, 1999 |
No An EMS pilot killed in an air medical helicopter crash in dense fog. |
No | No |
| Long Jr., Tom USA MEDDAC, Fort Campbell Oct. 8, 1998 |
No An EMT who suffered cardiac arrest while on-duty. |
No | No |
| Lowe, James
Everett G&B Ambulance Service Sep. 14, 1992 |
No An EMT killed while transporting a patient in a motor vehicle crash with a coal truck that resulted in the ambulance catching fire and exploding. |
No | No |
| Shepherd,
Sandy G&B Ambulance Service May 15, 2001 |
No An EMT who died from injuries received when her ambulance was struck by a drunk driver while transporting a patient. |
No | No |
| Van Cleve,
Armand E. Shively Police Dept. Apr. 25, 1974 |
No A first aid trained police officer who was in the back seat of a police cruiser caring for a patient being transported to the hospital, and who died from injuries received in a motor vehicle crash during transport. |
Yes | No |
| Vanderpool,
Johnnie G&B Ambulance Service Sept. 14, 1992 |
No An EMT killed while transporting a patient in a motor vehicle crash with a coal truck that resulted in the ambulance catching fire and exploding. |
No | No |
| Vinzant, Rick
William City of Louisville EMS Feb. 3, 1983 |
No An EMT who died of a heart attack while on the scene caring for a gunshot wound patient. |
No | No |
| Watkins,
Monroe Mountain Ambulance Service Jun. 22, 1991 |
No An EMT killed in a crash with a coal truck while returning to their home county following a patient transport. |
No | No |
| Whitworth Sr.,
Delmar Jefferson County Police Dept. May 24, 1960 |
No A first aid trained police officer who was killed in a motor vehicle crash while transporting a patient in a "stretcher car." |
Yes | No |
| Zellers,
Sheila Marie University of Kentucky Air Medical Service Jun. 14, 1999 |
No A flight nurse killed in an air medical helicopter crash in dense fog. |
No | No |