POTLATCH, ID - According to the Idaho Department of Lands (IDL), a firefighter working on the Prospect Fire northeast of Potlatch, ID was injured and had to be taken to a local hospital for treatment. The IDL says the firefighter is an employee of a contracted firefighting … [Read more...]
Two people were taken to hospital for treatment after a collision between a tram and a fire truck in Sydney's CBD, NSW Ambulance says. Key points: A 71-year-old tram passenger suffered injuries to her chest and ribs The fire truck was travelling to an emergency at … [Read more...]
CHICAGO - Two Chicago firefighters were injured fighting a fire in Archer Heights overnight Friday into Saturday. The fire in a factory at 3865 West 41st Street started around midnight. One firefighter was taken to Saint Anthony Hospital in … [Read more...]
It was 112 degrees beneath a cloudless sky, and a firefighter battling the still-nascent Route fire near Castaic was in need of medical assistance. The next alert came five minutes later. "It started one, then another, and then there was a page that covered two of them," … [Read more...]
LONGVIEW, Texas (KETK) – A 60-year-old motorcyclist is dead after a Thursday evening crash involving a Longview fire engine. Officials said an initial investigation showed a fire engine was traveling west on Alpine Road and “failed to yield right of way turning onto E. Ann Drive … [Read more...]
OAKLAND — A firefighter was injured Thursday night in a two-alarm blaze that destroyed a home in the Oakland hills, officials said. No one else was hurt. The fire erupted about 10:50 p.m. Thursday at the hillside single-family home in the 5600 block of Merriewood Drive. It … [Read more...]
Several firefighters had to be taken to the hospital after a roaring house fire in Newington Saturday afternoon. It created such a tremendous amount of smoke people across the area could see it. “The trees were on fire. The flames were really high in the sky," Brenda … [Read more...]