Firefighter Close Calls

SHAMOKIN — The driver of a fire engine that struck two parked vehicles while responding to Saturday’s fire on North Market Street won’t be cited for the accident, according to Police Chief Darwin Tobias III. Tobias said Ronald Coroniti was driving Engine 2 for Anthracite Steam … [Read more...]

ANNVILLE, Pa. — Two firefighters were treated for heat exhaustion after battling a fire that damaged a restaurant and apartments in Lebanon County, according to a fire chief. The fire at the Corvette Grille in the 200 block of West Main Street in Annville was reported around … [Read more...]

Nevada Highway Patrol is investigating a fire truck versus vehicle crash in the area of Las Brisas Boulevard and McCarran Boulevard in northwest Reno. It happened Tuesday, August 20, 2019 around 6:45PM. Northbound lanes of West McCarran at 7th Street are shut down to Las … [Read more...]

Two traffic crashes 15 minutes and five miles apart on Monday morning left one driver injured and three trucks heavily damaged, the most serious of them a fire engine and rescue truck from the Cherryhill Township Volunteer Fire Company. The firetruck went out of control … [Read more...]

NORWALK, CT—A firefighter was injured after a lightning strike sparked a fire that heavily damaged a Richlee Road house late Monday afternoon. The two occupants of the home, two dogs and a cat were unharmed in the blaze, fire officials said. The firefighter was hurt when … [Read more...]

A volunteer firefighter who was directing traffic at an accident scene Sunday at Tonawanda Creek and Minnick roads in Lockport was seriously injured after being struck by a hit-and-run vehicle, according to the Niagara County Sheriff's Office. Deputies are seeking assistance … [Read more...]

MCLEAN, Texas (KFDA) - Two McLean firefighters were injured and a truck damaged in a range fire over the weekend. The fire started on Friday evening around 10:00 p.m. after a lightning strike. The fire was contained but reignited on Saturday afternoon around 1:00 … [Read more...]

Eric Whitehead credits his fellow firefighters for saving his life when they pulled him from the attic of a burning house in January. "I just knew my brothers were there," Whitehead told The Buffalo News in a February phone interview from the burn unit at Erie County Medical … [Read more...]

TURTLE CREEK, Pa. (KDKA) – One firefighter was taken to the hospital after the ladder he was on touched a power line. Four firefighters were on an extension ladder doing some cleaning when the incident occurred Tuesday evening. While bringing the ladder off the building, … [Read more...]