ZANESVILLE A fire truck responding to a reported blaze crashed after a vehicle failed to yield, according the Ohio Highway Patrol. At approximately 11:45 a.m. today, the Highway Patrol responded to an injury accident on Mill Drive at the intersection of Kay Drive, according to … [Read more...]
FIREFIGHTING BOSS CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH WILDFIRE THAT KILLED 4
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) The boss of a government firefighting crew was charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with a 2001 wildfire that killed four U.S. Forest Service firefighters, a federal prosecutor said Wednesday. The charges were filed Tuesday against Ellreese N. … [Read more...]
OUT OF CONTROL SEMI TANKER ALMOST HITS FIREFIGHTERS
We responded to an MVA, vehicle off roadway into a tree. I was crew on rescue...squad, captain & engine arrived on scene 1st & rescue was instructed to drive in oncoming lane (two lane country road) & drive up to vehicle involved. vehicle was abandoned & sustained heavy front end … [Read more...]
MAN CITED FOR PUNCHING TECHNICIAN – MOOSIC, PENNSYLVANIA
A man under the influence was charged with punching a Network Ambulance technician. Rebecca Degroot, 28, and Mark Degroot, 32, both of Pittston, were having an argument around midnight when Mr. Degroot grabbed the wheel from his wife, police said. Mrs. Degroot lost control of … [Read more...]
AMBULANCE ON WAY TO HOSPITAL STRUCK – OMAHA, NEBRASKA
An ambulance that was transporting one of two injured men from an explosion Wednesday night at the Valmont Industries Inc. plant just west of Omaha was struck.Several area fire departments also responded to the industrial accident which happened around 11:30 p.m. at a … [Read more...]
EMT, OFFICER HURT IN STRUGGLE WITH SUSPECT – SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY
A person resisting arrest with every ounce of energy he had, required four officers as well as members of the Kendall Park First Aid Squad (KPFAS) to finally restrain him, according to police. On Monday at 6:34 p.m., Patrolman Don Niper was dispatched to Le Mirage hotel on Route … [Read more...]
AMBULANCE STRUCK BY SEMI- TRACTOR – CAMPBELL COUNTY, TENNESSEE
Moments after state troopers and paramedics responded to an accident on I-75 in Campbell County Wednesday morning, the situation turned even more chaotic."While I was sitting down in my car writing down my paperwork, I hear brakes and a tractor trailer goes sliding by me," says … [Read more...]
At 12:20 a.m. Saturday, two fire trucks participating in the parade were involved in a crash and three firefighters suffered injuries. State police at Frackville said a 1983 Mack truck belonging to Mount Carbon Fire Company was traveling north on Route 61 in the area of the Ruby … [Read more...]
NZ FIREFIGHTER RECOVERING FROM BURNS
A New Zealand firefighter seriously injured while battling a bushfire in north-east Victoria, says training helped him and ten of his colleagues survive a potentially deadly situation. Nick McCabe was injured, along with his countrymen, while building a containment line near … [Read more...]
LA. FIREFIGHTER INJURED BATTLING ABANDONED BUILDING FIRE
A Shreveport fireman was injured late Saturday night while working to put out a fire at an abandoned building at the corner of Louisiana Avenue and Jordan Street. Fire crews received the call just after 8:30 Saturday evening.Shreveport fire officials tell us that they suspect the … [Read more...]