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APPARATUS/VEHICLE/HIGHWAY

FIREFIGHTER SERIOUSLY INJURED – STRUCK ON HIGHWAY BY DUI DRIVER – CALIFORNIA

Three drivers were arrested on suspicion of DUI after a series of separate crashes at the same Simi Valley freeway scene early Sunday morning, including one that left a Ventura County firefighter significantly injured, authorities said. The chain of events began at 2:22 a.m. on the 118 Freeway near Tapo Canyon Road, according to California...
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THREE INJURED AS CAL FIRE TRAINING ENGINE ROLLS – CALIFORNIA

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Three people sustained minor injuries after a CAL FIRE training engine rolled over near Sloughhouse, according to Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District. Crews from the fire district responded to the incident around 1:23 p.m. in the area of Claypit and Sloughhouse roads where a single CAL FIRE training engine had rolled over. By...
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BRAND NEW RIG ROLLS OVER RESPONDING – NO INJURIES – NORTH CAROLINA

An overturned firetruck is blocking a section of Covered Bridge Road in Clayton. Sky 5 flew over the crash at 7:45 a.m. on Thursday. The road was closed between Club Connection Boulevard and Payton Drive. The fire truck lay on its side, and crews worked to right it. No other vehicles appeared to be involved.
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ENGINE HIT BY SEMI ON I-81 – TENNESSEE

WHITE PINE, Tenn. — A fire truck was hit by a tractor-trailer while responding to a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 81 Southbound the night of Sept. 21, according to the White Pine Fire Department. WPFD said no firemen were hurt, as all crew members were outside of and away from the truck at the time...
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FIREFIGHTER CHARGED AFTER LEAVING THE SCENE OF FIRE ENGINE CRASH – MISSOURI

WRIGHT COUNTY, Mo. — A Wright County firefighter has been accused of a motor vehicle crash involving a fire engine on Saturday, Sept. 19. According to online court dockets, Joseph Garrison, born in 1979, of Mountain Grove, has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident with property damage exceeding $1,000. A deputy with...
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THREE FIREFIGHTERS, ONE EMT STRUCK ON I-26 – TENNESSEE

KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — Four first responders were injured Monday night after they were reportedly struck by a vehicle while responding to crashes on Interstate 26 in Kingsport. According to the Kingsport Fire Department (KFD), its members were on I-26 westbound near Exit 6 at around 10 p.m. Monday, working a crash when a secondary...
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