PHOENIX — A firefighter was hospitalized with burn injuries as crews battled an apartment fire near Central Avenue and Baseline Road early Saturday morning. Phoenix Fire officials said firefighters responded to the area for a fire just before 5 a.m. Crews arrived at the … [Read more...]
STOLEN AMBULANCE CRASHES INTO TEXAS DPS UNIT
A suspect driving a stolen ambulance crashed into a Texas Department of Public Safety unit in La Salle County, according to authorities. At about 12:34 p.m. Friday, Texas DPS received a call from the Webb County Sheriff’s Office regarding an Angel Care Ambulance Service unit … [Read more...]
Turlock police are investigating a fire engine being attacked during what appeared to be a sideshow on Wednesday night near Donnelly Park. Several videos of the fire truck being swarmed by people were posted to Snapchat. Some people were seen climbing on board and equipment, … [Read more...]
ST. GEORGE — A driver was flown to the hospital on Friday with serious injuries following a crash in Mohave County Arizona, more than 30 miles south of St. George. Shortly after, a fire engine was struck in a secondary crash as responders tended to the chaotic scene. Just … [Read more...]
A Franklin Fire Department truck rolled into a ditch on Illinois Route 104 after it swerved to avoid a collision about 9 p.m. Thursday. The firetruck driver and passenger suffered minor bruises but there were no significant injuries, according to Fire Chief Gerald Wilson, who … [Read more...]
An accident involving an emergency vehicle occurred Wednesday night on I-95, where a North Hampton ambulance was struck by a motor vehicle while responding to an accident. North Hampton Fire Chief Jason Lajoie said the ambulance and two fire engines were called to respond to an … [Read more...]
HAMPTON — Firefighters are urging the local drivers to follow the state’s "Move Over Law," after a vehicle struck an ambulance and another one hit a fire engine in two separate accidents within two days on Interstate 95. Hampton Fire reported a fire engine was struck Thursday … [Read more...]
SANTA CLARITA, CA — Losing control of a vehicle and crashing into a building could hardly be considered a lucky accident. Unless, of course, it's a fire station. A driver slammed into the front of a Los Angeles County Fire Station in Canyon Country Thursday, plowing … [Read more...]
EAST MEADOW, NY — Multiple homes were on fire in East Meadow Thursday night. The blaze broke out shortly before 8:30 p.m. on 7th Street, east of Prospect Avenue. There are reports that a propane tank exploded. Video from the scene shows a home engulfed in flames and then … [Read more...]
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A firefighter suffered first- and second-degree burns while battling a blaze at a home in Northwest Jacksonville on Thursday, according to the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department. The firefighter, who has been with JFRD for a couple of years, was being … [Read more...]