All, An intersection crash resulted in an overturned fire apparatus (with another vehicle involved) today, Thursday around 1600 along Route 119 in South Charleston, Kanawha County., West Virginia. The engine was responding to another entrapment crash when this crash occurred. A civilian in a second vehicle involved in the crash has died. One firefighter was entrapped in the...Read More
A driver was seriously injured Thursday afternoon when an ambulance heading to a medical call collided with their vehicle on a busy Gwinnett County road, authorities said. The crash occurred just after 3 p.m. at the intersection of Jimmy Carter Boulevard and Quails Lake Village Lane near Norcross, according to Gwinnett police. The ambulance driver...Read More
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — UPDATED: 5:35 p.m., 9/21/23 Emergency crews are working to clear the scene of a deadly crash after a fire truck overturned Thursday along Route 119 in Kanawha County. South Charleston Police confirmed one person in a second vehicle involved in the crash has died. Dispatchers said the crash was reported shortly...Read More
All, It is with great sadness that the Coleman family has shared that Chief Ronny J. Coleman, California State Fire Marshal, (Ret.), passed away peacefully on Sept 19, 2023, at Mercy General Hospital in Sacramento. Chief Coleman was a 50-plus year veteran of the fire service. Following his service and leadership as the Fire Chief in San Clemente, California, and the Fire Chief in Fullerton, California, he was appointed as California State Fire Marshal from...Read More
NEW CITY, Rockland County (WABC) — There was outrage in court in Rockland County where a father and son avoided prison time for starting a fire that killed a firefighter and a man at a nursing home. Dozens of firefighters protested outside the Rockland County Court House in New City and emotional victim impact statements were...Read More
A traffic accident brought a power line down onto a fire department ladder truck Wednesday in Jefferson City. A news release from the Jefferson City Fire Department said the truck was parked on St. Mary’s Boulevard while its crew underwent fire prevention inspections at nearby businesses. Around 3 p.m., a tractor-trailer struck a nearby high-voltage...Read More
