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June 12, 2025

NEW VIDEO SHOWS AFTERMATH OF DELRAY BEACH FIRE APPARATUS CRASH

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (WSVN) — Authorities released new video showing the aftermath of a chaotic crash between a Brightline train and a fire truck in Delray Beach last year that left 15 people injured. Three firefighters and a dozen passengers were injured on Dec. 28, 2024 when a fire truck with its lights flashing drove around rail...
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TWO HARTFORD, CT FIREFIGHTERS INJURED AFTER ENGINE STRUCK ON I-91

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Two firefighters and a person were taken to the hospital for evaluation after a Hartford fire engine was struck by a vehicle while responding to a crash, according to the Hartford Fire Department’s district chief. The crash happened just before midnight on Wednesday while the engine was responding to a single-vehicle crash...
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Next Week: 2025 FIREFIGHTER STAND DOWN: “Break The Stigma” (The Secret List)

All, On behalf of the IAFF, NVFC, NFPA, FDSOA, and IAFC (Safety, Health, and Survival Section), and all North American fire service organizations, next week’s 2025 Firefighter Safety Stand Down will focus on the critical topic of behavioral health. Chiefs, Fire Officers, and Firefighters will be asked to help break the stigma and RESET their approach to...
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SUSPECT ARRESTED AFTER STEALING HOUSTON AMBULANCE

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man is in custody after leading police on a half-hour pursuit in a stolen ambulance before crashing on Houston’s South Side. Police say the ambulance was stolen around 6:30 p.m. from outside the emergency room at Ben Taub Hospital, where two paramedics had just dropped off a patient. The Houston...
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NEW HAMPSHIRE AMBULANCE OVERTURNS, MEDICS TRAPPED

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Three separate crashes involving first responder vehicles happened in Manchester on Wednesday. The first incident happened around 11:40 a.m. on Tarrytown Road near the entrance to Elliot Hospital. An ambulance collided with a car and rolled over. Fire officials said the ambulance was responding to a call at the time and did...
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MAYOR BOWSER REOPENS THE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER FOLLOWING $18.5M RENOVATIONS, HIGHLIGHTS FY26 PUBLIC SAFETY INVESTMENTS

Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser was joined by Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice Lindsey Appiah, Office of Unified Communications (OUC) Director McGaffin, and other public safety officials at the reopening and ribbon-cutting of the District’s Public Safety Communications Center (PSCC). “OUC operates one of the busiest call centers in the country...
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