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DRIVER DIES IN HEAD-ON CRASH WITH AMBULANCE – CONNECTICUT

 Joe Knitter    March 26, 2021    No Comments

FRANKLIN, Conn. (WTNH) — Connecticut State Police are investigating a fatal head-on crash involving an ambulance on Route 32 in Franklin late Thursday evening. State police responded to Pleasure Hill Road on Route 32 just before 11 p.m. Thursday to a vehicle crash involving an … [Read more...]

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THREE TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL FOLLOWING AMBULANCE ROLLOVER CRASH – OKLAHOMA

 Joe Knitter    March 23, 2021    No Comments

TULSA, Okla. — Oklahoma Highway Patrol say slick, wet roads caused an ambulance to hydroplane and rollover Monday afternoon. Troopers say the accident happened around 5 p.m. when John Anders, 32, was driving the ambulance along Highway 412 near 49th West Avenue when it began to … [Read more...]

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AMBULANCE INVOLVED IN MULTI-VEHICLE CRASH WHILE TRANSPORTING PATIENT – OKLAHOMA

 Joe Knitter    March 23, 2021    No Comments

I-44 is now open after a collision involving a Broken Arrow ambulance on I-44 Monday evening, state troopers said. Troopers said the accident happened on westbound I-44 just east of Yale in Tulsa. Westbound lanes were closed starting at 6:45 p.m. Monday for crews to clean up … [Read more...]

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AMBULANCE STRUCK WHILE ON SCENE OF PREVIOUS INCIDENT – CALIFORNIA

 Joe Knitter    March 22, 2021    No Comments

Pomona - On Saturday, March 20, 2021, Los Angeles County Fire Department along with Care Ambulance were on scene of a medical call at 1400 E Mission Blvd and S East End Ave. The care ambulance had a patient in the back of the ambulance when it was hit from the back by white … [Read more...]

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INDIANAPOLIS ENGINE GOES OFF ROAD WHILE CATCHING HYDRANT – INDIANA

 Joe Knitter    March 22, 2021    No Comments

Fortunately, the crew of IFD Engine 4, the second engine to arrive, was not injured after their Engine went off road as they were positioning it to catch the nearby hydrant at this clubhouse fire at Lakeside Point at Nora.  The soft, wet ground, quickly enveloped the engines … [Read more...]

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SACRAMENTO METRO FIRE DISTRICT FF KILLED IN ONE-VEHICLE CRASH

 Joe Knitter    March 20, 2021    No Comments

ROSEVILLE (CBS13) – The Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District said a fire engineer died in a crash in Roseville while reporting for duty at his station in North Highlands on Saturday. Kyle Rutherford, 38, crashed into a center divider on westbound I-80 near Atlantic Street in … [Read more...]

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CLEVELAND FFs CONCERNED OVER SHAPE OF APPARATUS FLEET – OHIO

 Joe Knitter    March 20, 2021    No Comments

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - There’s new concern that Cleveland’s fire fleet is in such bad shape, it may be jeopardizing the first responder’s ability to help you in an emergency. 19 News investigators discovered one local station has no choice but to use a damaged … [Read more...]

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SPEEDING DRIVER HITS AMBULANCE, FLIPPING IT – MISSOURI

 Joe Knitter    March 18, 2021    No Comments

ST. LOUIS (KMOV.com) – Two St. Louis City medics were taken to the hospital after their ambulance was hit by a speeding driver early Thursday. The crash occurred at Winnebago and Compton in South City around 3 a.m. Officials said the ambulance flipped on its side after being … [Read more...]

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SUSPECTED DRUNK DRIVER REAR-ENDS AMBULANCE – CHICAGO

 Joe Knitter    March 18, 2021    No Comments

CHICAGO -- A suspected drunk driver was arrested Wednesday for allegedly rear-ending an ambulance while a 6-year-old boy rode in his vehicle in East Garfield Park on the West Side. The man drove his Toyota Camry into the back of the ambulance about 7:50 p.m. while the … [Read more...]

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DRIVER HOSPITALIZED IN CRASH WITH APPARATUS – SAN FRANCISCO

 Joe Knitter    March 16, 2021    No Comments

SAN FRANCISCO — A driver was injured Monday following a car crash with a fire truck in San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood, authorities said. Police are conducting an investigation and have not determined who was at fault in the collision that sent the driver to the … [Read more...]

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