An ambulance owned by the Tremont Ambulance Association crashed in Schuylkill County Friday evening. State Police say it happened on Route 209 in Reilly Township, between Newtown and Tremont. The road was snow covered and slippery. The ambulance was returning from assisting at a … [Read more...]
MARLBOROUGH AMBULANCE CRASH SENDS ONE TO HOSPITAL – MASSACHUSETTS
An ambulance en route to a medical emergency crashed into a car on Elm Street near Frye Street, sending at least one person to the hospital. The ambulance was headed eastbound on Elm, when it collided with the side of a black Chevrolet Celebrity coupe heading the opposite … [Read more...]
MICHAEL FOX, FF – VERGENNES, ILLINOIS
Members of the Vergennes Volunteer Fire Dept. are mourning one of their own this weekend. Michael Fox, 37, a firefighter and first responder, suffered a fatal heart attack early Friday morning on his way to an emergency call.While friends and family deal with the shock of losing … [Read more...]
JANEZ CASE, EMT – CLAYTON, OKLAHOMA
Janez Case, 52, of Clayton, died Thursday, Feb. 1, 2007, in Talihina. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Clayton School Auditorium with Johnny Joslin officiating. Burial will be at Old Town Tuskahoma Cemetery under the direction of Clayton Funeral Home. She was an EMT … [Read more...]
FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES REMEMBER BLAST VICTIMS – GHENT
by Kelly L. HolleranDaily Mail staffPat Reed said she was amazed, but not surprised, by the way the people of Raleigh County helped each other after an explosion at the Little General Store killed four people Tuesday. "It's just remarkable the way the community and all of Raleigh … [Read more...]
FREDERICK ALLEN FRED BURROUGHS. EMT/FF – COOL RIDGE, WEST VIRGINIA
Frederick Allen Fred Burroughs, 51, of Cool Ridge, was killed in the Ghent Little General explosion on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2007, doing what he always did, helping his community. Born in Beckley on Dec. 21, 1955, he was the son of Betty Jean Burroughs of Cool Ridge and the late … [Read more...]
LOCAL EMS WORKERS REACT TO TRAGIC EMT DEATH – OKLAHOMA
After Wednesday night's tragic death of an EMT, Thursday other EMTs said the accident could have happened to anyone in their line of work. Local workers say when bad weather hits, it drastically alters their response time. KTEN's Hailee Holliday reports.Local EMS workers say with … [Read more...]