This morning, in Anne Arundel County (Maryland) an engine company was blocking a crash scene in I-295 near I-195. The road conditions were really bad with black ice being a problem as well. Several civilian vehicles, losing control, struck fire apparatus as well as a medic unit. A civilian in a car was tragically killed as a result of that medic unit "struck" crash. No fire or EMS personnel were injured. One of their other engines was also struck at a separate scene but no one was hurt. More reminders of how "we" need to expect this to happen-and manage our personnel at a scene. Block and protect.
GEORGIA FATAL CRASH:
On Friday, a 52 year old man was killed when his motorcycle slammed into a Savannah FD apparatus.
The motorcyclist tried to pull onto a roadway, but when he did ran into the side of the rig. The preliminary investigation shows the driver of the fire apparatus couldn’t have done anything to avoid it…naturally, the Firefighters stopped and went to help, but their efforts were futile as the civilian was DOA. The fire apparatus wasn’t traveling very fast and was able to stop well short of about thirty feet after the crash happened
CANADIAN APPARATUS STRUCK:
A Ladder Company with the Manitoba FD was hit by a vehicle Friday night at Sherbrooke and Notre Dame while it was responding to an alarm. A fire department official says the fire truck had its sirens and lights flashing and was waiting for traffic to clear at the intersecdtion when the vehicle hit the truck on the driver’s side. There were no serious injuries. The accident happened just after 9pm.
