Firefighter Close Calls

Henrico County, Va., (WRIC) — Henrico Fire officials say a driver slammed into the back of a fire engine while responding to a motor vehicle crash early Saturday morning. It happened on I-295 near the I-95 interchange at 6:29 a.m. Fire officials say they arrived to find … [Read more...]

Three crashes and a close call was the tally for Surrey firefighters responding to a report of an incident northbound on Highway 99 in South Surrey Thursday night. Acting assistant Chief Jerry Siggs said the chain of events all unfolded within a span of about 45 minutes, just … [Read more...]

VANDERBURGH COUNTY, Ind. (WTHR) – A Vincennes man was arrested for DUI and battery after hitting a firefighter Friday night. Around 6:50 p.m., Indiana State Police, Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office and Scott Township Fire Department responded to the parking lot of Gardos … [Read more...]

Two residents and a firefighter were injured in a three-alarm blaze that destroyed a house in Sherborn Friday morning, fire officials said. Sherborn police received a report of a possible medical emergency around 7:11 a.m. at 10 Town Lyne Road, Sherborn Interim Fire Chief Zack … [Read more...]

PORT KENT, N.Y. — One firefighter suffered non-life-threatening injuries while battling a house fire in Essex County on Friday afternoon. Authorities say the firefighter was injured after part of the ceiling collapsed; and they were immediately transported to CVPH in … [Read more...]

TOWN OF BELOIT, Wis. — A firefighter was injured and transported to a hospital early Saturday morning during an hours long battle to stop a residential fire. According to a news release, firefighters from the town of Beloit, the city of Beloit, Janesville and the town of … [Read more...]

TORONTO — A Toronto firefighter has been charged with careless driving, police said Friday, more than a month after an 11-year-old girl was hit by a fire truck in the city’s midtown area. The truck had its lights and siren on and was responding to an emergency call when the … [Read more...]

By WGRZ: Two firefighters were injured while fighting a fire Saturday morning on Buffalo's East Side, according to the Buffalo Police Department. The Buffalo Fire Department responded to a fire call around 8 a.m. at a vacant house on Lombard Street. Fire investigators say … [Read more...]