Seven patients were transported to area hospitals and trauma centers after two separate collisions on the Capital Beltway in Oxon Hill. The first incident occurred on the Outer Loop, northbound side, of the Capital Beltway at the exit ramp for Route 295 just before 10:30 PM on … [Read more...]
RURAL METRO AMBULANCE IN CRASH – BUFFALO, NEW YORK
There was an early morning crash in Buffalo, involving a Rural Metro ambulance. Emergency crews were called to the corner of Glenwood and Jefferson Avenue around 4:30 Tuesday morning. A car hit the ambulance, sending it into a light pole. The pole then fell on top of the … [Read more...]
BEAUMONT EMS UNIT BRIEFLY STOLEN – TEXAS
EMS Manager Andy Foote tells KFDM News a patient at Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital saw an unattended ambulance that was parked outside the hospital early Saturday morning after paramedics had brought a critically ill patient inside. Foote says a firefighter had been driving … [Read more...]
A MESSAGE FROM ONE OF OUR READERS
I have no idea how this situation did not turn out worse. We are a small rural department, covering 310 sq mi from two stations. We have one new subdivision of our district that is extrememly difficult to navigate. I have driven around in there several times both in fire appartus … [Read more...]
MICHAEL JOLIN – ALBERTA, CANADA
The Alberta College of Paramedics and Emergency Medical Service practitioners across Alberta are mourning the loss of our brother Michael "Kodiak" Jolin, EMT. Michael died in the line of duty on Sunday, March 11, in an accident during an oilfield operation west of Fox Creek, … [Read more...]
WOMAN KILLED AS VAN STRIKES AMBULANCE ON 405 FREEWAY – CARSON, CALIFORNIA
Authorities today identified a woman who was killed when the vehicle she was riding in slammed into the back of an ambulance that had stopped to help a disabled vehicle, a coroner's investigator said. Melissa Mae Fernandez Reguindin, 22, of San Marcos was pronounced dead at the … [Read more...]
SUV, AMBULANCE CRASH IN MCHENRY – ILLINOIS
A McHenry Township Fire Protection District ambulance was struck and rolled over early Saturday, leaving rescue personnel with minor injuries, McHenry police Sgt. Thomas Walsh said. A McHenry Township Fire Protection District ambulance was struck and rolled over early Saturday, … [Read more...]