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FATAL FIRE APPARATUS RESPONDING CRASH IN INDIANAPOLIS

 Brian Kazmierzak    August 23, 2020    No Comments

Tragic news out of Indianapolis, Indiana after a 71-year-old woman was killed after a crash involving an Indianapolis fire engine this morning in an intersection. The engine company was responding to reports of a residential fire around 1045 hours and a Jeep Liberty collided … [Read more...]

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TN RIG ROLLS DOWN HILL, CRASHES INTO HOUSE

 Brian Kazmierzak    August 21, 2020    No Comments

JELLICO, Tenn. (WATE) — A Jellico Fire Department truck reportedly crashed through a home Wednesday, with officials saying a fireman was injured. The crash occurred at the corner of S. Florence Avenue and Huger Street. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, the fireman … [Read more...]

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TENNESSEE FIRE APPARATUS ROLLS INTO STRUCTURE, FIREFIGHTER INJURED

 Billy    August 20, 2020    No Comments

A Jellico Fire Department truck reportedly crashed through a home Wednesday, with officials saying a fireman was injured. The crash occurred at the corner of S. Florence Avenue and Huger Street. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, the fireman involved was not seriously … [Read more...]

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IOWA RESPONDING RIG SIDE SWIPES VEHICLE

 Brian Kazmierzak    August 19, 2020    No Comments

ROCK VALLEY—A Sioux Center teenager was injured in a crash and a fire truck responding to the accident sideswiped another vehicle Sunday, Aug. 16, three miles south of Rock Valley. Eighteen-year-old Yovani Lopez-Chilel was driving north about 11:45 a.m. when he approached … [Read more...]

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2 FIREFIGHTERS KILLED, OTHERS INJURED IN APPARATUS CRASH-THE PHILIPPINES

 Billy    August 19, 2020    No Comments

2 Firefighters were killed and 3 others were injured in the Line of Duty when the fire apparatus they were riding figured in an accident in Sibalom, Antique, The Philippines this morning. Killed were Fire Officer 2 Joy Ardaña and Fire Officer 1 Darryl John Peralta, both assigned … [Read more...]

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DOUBLE LODD UPDATE: Awaiting critical info: January crash that killed Firefighter, Police Officer remains under investigation

 Billy    August 17, 2020    No Comments

The Jan. 11 crash that killed a Lubbock Firefighter & Police Officer remains an open investigation as detectives await critical information from an out of state laboratory that was temporarily closed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Lubbock police spokesman Lt. Leath McClure said … [Read more...]

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IL RIG FLIPS AFTER BEING HIT BY DRUNK DRIVER

 Brian Kazmierzak    August 14, 2020    No Comments

PEORIA (WEEK) -- Authorities say a suspected DUI driver crashed into a Peoria Fire Department engine Friday morning, sending three firefighters involved in the crash to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The PFD fire engine was traveling eastbound on Wilhelm Road … [Read more...]

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DECATUR, IL DOWN TO ONE LADDER AFTER WEEKEND CRASH

 Brian Kazmierzak    August 11, 2020    No Comments

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - The Decatur Fire Department is down a ladder truck after someone crashed into a rig over the weekend. The department reported Truck 1 was headed West on Grand Avenue early Sunday morning when a car traveling on Monroe Street crashed into the rear of the … [Read more...]

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3 FIRE APPARATUS STRUCK IN NORTH CAROLINA

 Billy    August 11, 2020    No Comments

A tractor-trailer crashed into THREE FIRE APPARATUS along Interstate 85 in Rowan County (North Carolina) this morning. The wreck happened on I-85 southbound near the Yadkin River Bridge, mile marker 82. A tractor-trailer struck three Millers Ferry fire trucks that were operating … [Read more...]

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WINNIPEG SAFETY OFFICER INVOLVED IN CRASH

 Brian Kazmierzak    August 7, 2020    No Comments

Two people were taken to hospital, including a Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service Platoon Safety Officer after the emergency vehicle he was driving was involved in a collision with a minivan. The collision occurred just before 7:30 pm on Portage Avenue at St. James Street. Fire … [Read more...]

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