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SUSPECT ARRESTED AFTER STEALING FIRE VEHICLE – COLORADO

 Joe Knitter    April 4, 2021    No Comments

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (KDVR) — A suspect was arrested Sunday in Commerce City after stealing a vehicle belonging to South Adams County Fire Department and leading authorities on a chase. Around 9 a.m. Sunday, patrol officers with the Commerce City Police Department were … [Read more...]

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DRIVER FLEES AFTER STRIKING AMBULANCE, ROLLING IN ONTO ITS SIDE – NEW YORK

 Joe Knitter    April 4, 2021    No Comments

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – The Rochester Police Department is investigating a hit-and-run crash involving an AMR ambulance Sunday in the area of W Broad Street and Jay Street at around 2:30 a.m. Police say the ambulance was transporting a patient when a vehicle struck the … [Read more...]

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AMBULANCE INVOLVED IN SERIOUS CRASH – PRINCE FREDERICK, MARYLAND

 Joe Knitter    April 3, 2021    No Comments

PRINCE FREDERICK, Md. -- We are receiving reports of a road which has been closed in Prince Frederick as a result of a vehicle accident. It has been indicated that one of the vehicles involved was a Prince Frederick Rescue Squad ambulance. At approximately 3:25 p.m. on … [Read more...]

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CHICAGO REHAB UNIT INVOLVED IN MULTI-VEHICLE CRASH

 Joe Knitter    April 3, 2021    No Comments

CHICAGO -- Three men were hurt after a Jeep struck a Chicago Fire Department vehicle and caused five additional vehicles to crash Friday in Bronzeville on the South Side. The Jeep was traveling north about 5:30 p.m. in the 4700 block of South Indiana Avenue when it struck a … [Read more...]

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UPDATE: LONG ISLAND AMBULANCE CRASH – MORE PHOTOS

 Joe Knitter    April 3, 2021    No Comments

A driver was critically injured Friday afternoon after colliding with a Nassau County ambulance that was en route to an emergency at the time. The three-vehicle accident happened on Old Country Road in Westbury, Nassau County Police said. The ambulance and second car struck … [Read more...]

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AMBULANCE INVOLVED IN CRASH – LONG ISLAND

 Joe Knitter    April 2, 2021    No Comments

WESTBURY, Long Island (WABC) -- An ambulance was involved in a serious accident on Long Island. Nassau County Police responded to the scene of the multi-vehicle crash on Old Country Road and Zeckendorf Boulevard in Westbury just before 2 p.m. Friday. Officials report the … [Read more...]

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ARREST MADE IN THEFT OF FIRE ENGINE – CALIFORNIA

 Joe Knitter    April 2, 2021    No Comments

A 44-year-old man was arrested after allegedly stealing a fire engine in San Bernardino on Thursday, officials said. Around 9:45 a.m., the Highland Fire Department reported that their fire engine was stolen in the area of Cooley and Pedley streets in San Bernardino, according … [Read more...]

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FIRE TRUCK STRUCK HEAD ON AT GRASS FIRE – MINNESOTA

 Joe Knitter    April 1, 2021    No Comments

CROOKSTON, Minn. (KVRR) – The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a head-on crash involving an Erskine Fire Dept. vehicle and a pickup. The crash was reported at 5:26 p.m. Monday on 320th St SE and 120th Ave SE. The sheriff’s office says the pickup struck the fire … [Read more...]

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DETROIT ENGINE CRASHES INTO SUV & GAS STATION – SEVEN INJURED

 Joe Knitter    March 31, 2021    No Comments

DETROIT (WXYZ) — A Detroit fire truck collided with a Lincoln Navigator Wednesday evening, causing it to crash into another vehicle and plow into a gas station pump on the city's east side. The driver of the Lincoln Navigator lost control and hit a pole after running into the … [Read more...]

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COLORADO FIRE CHIEF, 57, LODD HEART ATTACK AT CRASH SCENE

 Billy    March 31, 2021    No Comments

The Fire Chief of the Nucla-Naturita Fire Protection District (Colorado) Chief Chester Riley died in the Line of Duty from a heart attack on Mar. 20. On Saturday, March 20, 2021, Chief Riley responded to the scene of an automobile accident, and while at the incident, he … [Read more...]

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