According to the USFA, in 2019, 62 Firefighters died in the Line of Duty, 22 less than the 2018 total of 84 Firefighters. The fatalities included 25 career firefighters, 34 volunteer Firefighters, and 3 wildland agencies w/the total consisting of one female and 61 males. There … [Read more...]
Two Oakalla (SW of Fort Hood) volunteer Firefighters sustained serious injuries in an apparatus accident on Saturday as one of the department’s fire trucks was involved in a crash while responding to a call. One of the firefighters was hospitalized overnight and released from … [Read more...]
A fire truck that was initially responding to a structure fire was involved in a crash in Clermont County (near Cincinnati) last night. The fire truck crashed into a tree in the 2200 block of Berry Road in Monroe Township. Monroe Township firefighters involved were responding to … [Read more...]
A DeKalb County Volunteer Firefighter escaped serious injury Wednesday afternoon after the fire truck he was driving crashed on Allen Ferry Road as he was responding to a vehicle fire on Cookeville Highway. According to County Fire Chief Donny Green, Bill Brown was responding … [Read more...]
BOSTON (WHDH) - An off-duty Boston police officer is being treated for life-threatening injuries and four firefighters are hospitalized following a crash that sent a fire truck into a bank in Dorchester early Thursday morning. Officers responding to a reported crash at the … [Read more...]
An investigation is happening to determine why a bus drove onto a fire hoseline. The hose knocked San Francisco Firefighter Matthew Vann into the air, causing the 6 year veteran to land on his head. Cal/OSHA has opened an investigation to determine the cause and identify any … [Read more...]
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - A fire truck was involved in a traffic accident with a semi-truck on I-565 on Wednesday morning. The crash happened near Mooresville Road. The driver of the semi-truck was transported an area hospital for medical treatment. A … [Read more...]
Three Linden firefighters were injured Tuesday when their fire truck was struck by a tractor-trailer Tuesday while responding to a call on the New Jersey Turnpike. The fire engine was attempting to turn from the Turnpike onto the Wood Avenue emergency access road when the … [Read more...]
A San Pablo man was arrested on suspicion of striking an on-duty firefighter with his vehicle in Petaluma early Saturday, police said. Petaluma police responded at about 3:11 a.m. to a call from their city’s fire department reporting that one of their firefighters “had just … [Read more...]
A Bremerton (Washington) Firefighter was flown to Harborview Medical Center with a leg injury Saturday after being pinned between two cars while performing a medical evaluation on a suspected impaired driver. The Firefighter, 50, was called out about 0200 hours to evaluate a … [Read more...]