SPARKS, Nev. (KOLO) – An investigation is underway after a REMSA ambulance and pickup collided in Sparks early Friday, December 7, 2018. The truck ended up on its roof. Nevada Highway Patrol says the crash happened about 6:35AM at McCarran Boulevard and Greg Street in Sparks. NHP’s preliminary investigation indicates the ambulance was headed south...Read More
A 2-year-old boy was killed and four other people — including two firefighters — were injured Friday in a fire on Detroit’s east side, officials said. The fire happened around 1:15 a.m. on the 13000 block of Mackay Street. It’s near the border of Detroit and Hamtramck. Nicole Taylor said her heart is broken for her...Read More
Authorities say an Oklahoma City firefighter suffered a few injuries while battling a second fire at a vacant apartment building. Overnight, firefighters were called to an apartment building near N.W. 23rd and Portland after flames were seen coming from the second story. Crews were able to quickly get the fire under control, and no injuries...Read More
During a response to an EMS call, our apparatus found that the address of the call was blocked by road construction. The officer of the apparatus exited the vehicle to further investigate the address. Once the address was confirmed, the officer directed the rest of the crew that the apparatus would have to be moved...Read More
By KHON2: A Maui firefighter was injured when crews battled a fire in Honokohau Valley Tuesday. The alarm came in at 5:34 p.m. When crews arrived, they found a makeshift structure fully involved in flames. An area of 60 feet by 40 feet of loose piled items was also on fire. Firefighters worked quickly to knock down flames and...Read More
By Bruce Henderson, Charlotte Observer: When Charlotte firefighter Seth Tinsley died at 34 of brain cancer in 2016, his name went on the International Association of Fire Fighter’s memorial in Colorado Springs, Colo., for those lost in the line of duty. Tinsley’s own state, however, made no connection between his 11 years of fire service and his...Read More
