Emergency crews responding to a Cumberland County crash needed help of their own, when live power lines fell on top of their ambulance. At least 2 people were inside the Mechanicsburg ambulance when the wires fell, but they stayed grounded and didn’t move until PPL cut the power, so they weren’t hurt. Officials say the...Read More
While responding on a routine brush fire, approximately 1/4 Acre in size, we noticed a pile of building materials (primarily fiberglass corrugated roofing material) had lit off as well. as we were peeling the layers of material back, one of our firefighters (who works for an excavating company) noticed there was a "hole" underneath and...Read More
A Newark NJ Firefighter suffered serious injuries after he fell from his apparatus while responding to an incident Monday night. The firefighter was sitting in the "bucket seat" (jumpseat) and tumbled into the street when the vehicle made a left turn just before 2200 hours last night. The FF was taken to University Hosptial, where...Read More
