Yesterday it was Alabama, Saturday it was in New Hampshire-and it happens nearly everyday to Firefighters,Cops, EMT's and related highway responders. This morning's decision to position a Dover FD ladder truck in front of a crash scene prevented a box truck from crashing into … [Read more...]
One person was killed this morning (Sunday) after the vehicle they were riding in struck the back of a Reece City (Alabama) Fire Department apparatus operating/blocking an earlier crash on I-59. Firefighters were called at 0730 hours to the single-vehicle crash in the … [Read more...]
DORCHESTER COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – Two emergency vehicles were involved in a crash Wednesday afternoon in Dorchester County. A Dorchester County Fire Rescue truck and a Battalion chief’s truck were involved in a crash with a civilian vehicle on US Highway 17 A near Summers Drive … [Read more...]
The Metcalfe County (KY) Sheriff’s Office responded to a single vehicle injury collision east of Summer Shade, KY, and found a Summer Shade (KY) Fire Department 2008 GMC 5500 Series fire apparatus responding. The rig yielded to another responding unit, but as the driver yielded, … [Read more...]
A San Francisco firefighter who suffered a serious head injury while battling a blaze in the city’s SOMA district has undergone two surgeries and remains in the ICU, the firefighters union tweeted on Wednesday. Matt Vann, a six-year veteran of the department who is stationed … [Read more...]
3 Firefighters in Frederick County (Maryland) were struck by a motorcycle in a secondary crash this afternoon (1632 hours) while operating at a scene. 1 Firefighter was flown to Shock Trauma in Baltimore-reported in stable condition and the other two Firefighters suffered NLT … [Read more...]
Police in Lancaster County say a man wandered into a fire hall, stole an SUV, then crashed it into a parked car less than a mile away. East Cocalico Township Police say it started around 9:45 p.m. Monday when a 19-year-old Harrisburg man got into the Denver Fire Company … [Read more...]
We regret to pass on that an Easton Township (Kansas) volunteer Firefighter was killed in the Line of Duty Sunday. The Firefighter died in a crash while responding to structure fire in Leavenworth County. Kickapoo Township, Alexandria Township, Fort Leavenworth Fire Department … [Read more...]
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...]